merosporangia
plural of merosporangium

merosporangium
A cylindrical sporangiolum found in zygomycetes.

mesangiolysis
mesangial lysis

meshwork
A net; an assembly of meshes.

meshworks
plural of meshwork

mesoglass
A glass (especially a spin glass) whose properties are evident on a mesoscopic scale

mesoglasses
plural of mesoglass

mesolabe
An ancient instrument for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.

mesolabes
plural of mesolabe

mesolevel
A mesoscopic level.

mesolevels
plural of mesolevel

mesopterygia
plural of mesopterygium

mesopterygium
The middle one of the three main basal plates in the fins of certain fishes.

metabase
Synonym of metadatabase.

metacenter
US spelling of metacentre.

metacenters
plural of metacenter

metacentre
The point where a vertical line through a tilted vessel's center of buoyancy intersects the originally-vertical (but-now-tilted) line that passed through the center of buoyancy when the vessel was upright; it must be above the vessel's center of gravity for the vessel to have positive static stability (to tend to return to an upright orientation if rolled to one side, rather than to continue rolling to an inverted orientation).

metacentres
plural of metacentre

metacompilation
A computation which involves metasystem transitions from a computing machine to a metamachine which controls, analyzes and imitates the work of the original machine.

metadatabase
A database that serves to catalogue and classify other databases.

metadatabases
plural of metadatabase

metadyne
A direct current electrical machine with two pairs of brushes, able to be used as an amplifier or rotary transformer.

metadynes
plural of metadyne

metamachine
In metacomputation, a computing machine that controls the running of another computing machine.

metamachines
plural of metamachine

metamatic
Any of a series of machines built in the mid-1950s by Jean Tinguely, able to produce drawings by means of a motor-driven arm.

metamatics
plural of metamatic

metanode
A node, in a graph, that represents a subgraph that is at a lower level of abstraction

metanodes
plural of metanode

metapost
A posted message dealing with the topic of what and how to post on a particular Internet forum or thread.

metaposts
plural of metapost

metaventrite
A ventral plate of the thorax lying behind and between the mesocoxal cavities.

metaventrites
plural of metaventrite

meteorite
A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.

metrobus
A bus, in an urban rapid transit system, that is somewhat like a tram, and runs in a segregated busway

metrobuses
plural of metrobus

metronomy
The measurement of time by an instrument, such as a metronome.

mianna
Alternative form of meeana.

miannas
plural of mianna

microangiogenesis
The formation and development of very small blood vessels

microangiogram
An angiogram obtained via microangiography

microangiograms
plural of microangiogram

microangiographies
plural of microangiography

microangiography
The radiography of very small blood vessels using an injected contrast medium

microangiopathies
plural of microangiopathy

microangiopathy
angiopathy of the small blood vessels

microbalance
Any balance capable of weighing objects having a mass less than a milligram

microbalances
plural of microbalance

microbeam
A beam having a small cross section

microbeams
plural of microbeam

microbottle
A microscopic bottle

microbottles
plural of microbottle

microbus
A station wagon shaped like a small bus.

microbuses
plural of microbus

microbusses
plural of microbus

microclamp
A very small clamp

microclamps
plural of microclamp

microcolorimeter
A colorimeter that can analyse very small samples

microcolorimeters
plural of microcolorimeter

microcomputer
A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
A microprocessor that is based on a single chip.

microcomputers
plural of microcomputer

microcontainer
A microscopic container

microcontainers
plural of microcontainer

microcontinent
a fragment of continental crust that has cleaved off its parent tectonic plate.

microcontinents
plural of microcontinent

microcrucible
A tiny crucible.

microdissection
A dissection using a microscope and very fine instruments.

microdissections
plural of microdissection

microearphone
A really tiny earphone.

microendoscope
An endoscope with microscopy capability (that is, substantial magnification).

microendoscopes
plural of microendoscope

microfarad
One millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of a farad (a unit of capacitance).

microfarads
plural of microfarad

microfilter
A filter that removes very small particles.

microfilters
plural of microfilter

microfixative
A low-molecular weight fixative

microfixatives
plural of microfixative

microfluidics
The science concerned with the design and construction of microminiaturized devices containing chambers and tunnels through which fluids flow in a controlled manner; used to construct labs on a chip, ink-jet printer heads etc.
The study of microfluids.

microfurnace
A microscale furnace.

microfurnaces
plural of microfurnace

microglobulin
A low molecular-weight globulin.
A peptide fragment of a globulin.

microglobulins
plural of microglobulin

microinference
A single, small inference in a chain of inferences

microinferences
plural of microinference

microkernel
A minimal operating system kernel offering basic mechanisms rather than abstract services.

microkernels
plural of microkernel

microlance
A needle used in microsurgery

microlances
plural of microlance

microlever
A microscale lever.

microlevers
plural of microlever

micromainframe
A computer resembling a mainframe but significantly smaller in physical size.

micromainframes
plural of micromainframe

micrometeorite
an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting

micromortar
A very small mortar, for use with a micropestle.

micromortars
plural of micromortar

micromyelia
An abnormal shortening of the spinal cord.

micronozzle
A microscopic nozzle.

micronozzles
plural of micronozzle

microoperation
Any of several simpler operations that form a more complex machine instruction

microoperations
plural of microoperation

micropharmacology
pharmacology at a subcellular level

microplasmodia
plural of microplasmodium

microplasmodium
A small, independent fragment of a slime mold

microplate
A flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes.
A relatively small tectonic plate.

microplates
plural of microplate

micropulley
A microscale pulley.

micropulleys
plural of micropulley

micropump
A microscale pump.

micropumps
plural of micropump

microreversibility
reversibility at the microscopic level, especially the reversibility of every stage in a catalytic cycle

microsat
microsatellite

microsatellite
A miniature satellite.
Any of a group of polymorphic loci in DNA that consist of repeat units of just a few base pairs.
An artificial satellite between 10 and 100 kilograms in mass.

microsatellites
plural of microsatellite

microsats
plural of microsat

microsaw
A very small saw

microsaws
plural of microsaw

microscreen
A screen (filter) that has a very fine mesh

microscreens
plural of microscreen

microsociolinguistics
sociolinguistics at the level of linguistic interactions between individuals, rather than in wider society

microsoftware
software for a microcomputer

microsporange
Synonym of microsporangium.

microsporanges
plural of microsporange

microsporangia
plural of microsporangium

microsporangium
A case, capsule or container that holds microspores.

microspray
A spray (of liquid) from a very fine nozzle

microsprays
plural of microspray

microsuction
The removal of earwax from the ear using a small suction tube and probe.

microswitch
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.