metalithium
A heavy isotope of the simplest alkali metal, (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and containing 8 neutrons. Metalithium is an artificial isotope produced by bombarding Lithium 7 with neutrons. It is radioactive, with a half-life of 0.84 seconds.

metallik
A unit of currency of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century; used in Crete during the Russian occupation.

metalliks
plural of metallik

metamer
Any of a number of molecules that mutually exhibit metamerism
One of multiple physically distinct stimuli (particularly those of colour) that exhibit metamerism.

metamers
plural of metamer

metamolecule
A grouping of atoms held together by a magnetic field rather than by interatomic forces

metamolecules
plural of metamolecule

metaparameter
A parameter that controls the value of one or more others.

metaparameters
plural of metaparameter

metargon
A supposed noble gas, once thought to exist in minute amounts in the atmosphere as a result of a flawed study of density spectra.

metaseries
A series (of books, films, etc.) consisting of several subseries.

metasprite
A sprite made up from a number of smaller hardware sprites that are moved together.

metasprites
plural of metasprite

metastate
A metastable isomer
A probability measure on the space of all thermodynamic states of a system

metastates
plural of metastate

metavalue
A standard by which good is measured, which is incommensurable with other values.

metavalues
plural of metavalue

metecorn
A quantity of corn formerly given out by the lord to his customary tenants, as encouragement or reward for their labour and/or service.

meteogram
A chart showing one or more numeric weather variables, such as temperature, precipitation, or wind speed, measured along a horizontal axis, nearly always time.

meteograms
plural of meteogram

meteorogram
Synonym of meteogram.

metergram
A measure of energy or work done; the power exerted in raising one gram through the distance of one meter against gravitation.

metergramme
Alternative spelling of metergram.

metergrammes
plural of metergramme

metergrams
plural of metergram

metestrus
A phase of the oestrus cycle where the signs of oestrogen stimulation subside, the corpus luteum starts to form, and the uterine lining begins to secrete small amounts of progesterone.

methylchloroisothiazolinone
common chemical found in a number of cleaning detergents, especially hair shampoo

metikal
Alternative form of mithqal (“unit of weight”).

metikals
plural of metikal

metoestrus
Alternative form of metestrus.

metreta
Alternative form of metrete.

metretae
plural of metrete

metretai
plural of metretes

metrete
A unit of liquid measure, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 40 litres

metretes
plural of metrete

mett
An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.

metts
plural of mett

micell
Dated spelling of micelle.

micella
A supposed submicroscopic particle that formed part of a biological organism
Alternative form of micelle.

micellae
plural of micella

micelle
a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration

micelles
plural of micelle

micells
plural of micell

mickles
plural of mickle

micrierg
A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁻¹⁴ ergs, or 10⁻²¹ joules.

micriergs
plural of micrierg

microammeter
An ammeter that measures currents of the order of microamperes

microammeters
plural of microammeter

microamperage
An electric current measured in microamperes

microamperages
plural of microamperage

microanalyser
Alternative spelling of microanalyzer.

microanalysers
plural of microanalyser

microanalyzer
Any of many devices that are either very small analyzers, that can analyze very small samples, or can detect very small amounts of substance in a sample

microanalyzers
plural of microanalyzer

microarcsec
Abbreviation of microarcsecond.

microarcsecond
A unit of angle; one millionth (10⁻⁶) of an arcsecond.

microarcseconds
plural of microarcsecond

microarcsecs
plural of microarcsec

microaspiration
The unintentional aspiration of very small amounts of reflux material, especially as a cause of laryngeal inflammation and bronchorrhea

microaspirations
plural of microaspiration

microbar
A unit of pressure equal to one millionth of a bar

microbarn
A unit of surface area equal to one millionth of a barn

microbarns
plural of microbarn

microbarometer
A sensitive barometer that can measure air pressure with high precision.

microbars
plural of microbar

microbench
Clipping of microbenchmark.

microbenches
plural of microbench

microbenchmark
A benchmark designed to measure the performance of a very small and specific piece of code.

microbenchmarks
plural of microbenchmark

microcalorimeter
A calorimeter designed to measure very small quantities of heat

microcalorimeters
plural of microcalorimeter

microcandela
A unit of luminous intensity, equal to one millionth of a candela.

microcandelas
plural of microcandela

microcenturies
plural of microcentury

microcentury
A unit of time equal to one millionth of a century or approximately one hour (52 minutes and 35.8 seconds).

microchemotaxis
chemotaxis of very small amounts of material, typically individual cells

microcollection
The (or a) collection of (or containing) very small amounts of material

microcollections
plural of microcollection

microcoulomb
A measure of electrical quantity, the millionth part of one coulomb.

microcurie
A unit of radioactivity equal to one millionth of a curie. Symbol μCi.

microcuries
plural of microcurie

microdactylism
Synonym of microdactyly.

microdactyly
Unusual shortness of the fingers and/or toes

microdegree
One millionth of a degree (unit of measurement).
A small degree (qualification in a course of study).

microdegrees
plural of microdegree

microdeposit
A microscopic deposit of material.
A deposit of a very small amount of funds.

microdeposits
plural of microdeposit

microdetection
The detection of very small amounts of a material.

microdetector
A very small detector
A detector that can detect very small amounts of a material

microdetectors
plural of microdetector

microdetermination
analysis of the quantity of small amounts of substances

microdialect
A unique dialect, language system, or jargon used in a very small geographical region or by a very small number of individuals, like a couple, family, or community; marked by shared, private words, phrases, and grammatical quirks.

microdialects
plural of microdialect

microdilution
A technique used to measure antibiotic susceptibility in which the drug is diluted in a broth

microdilutions
plural of microdilution

microdispenser
A dispenser that dispenses very small amounts of liquid

microdispensers
plural of microdispenser

microdistillation
distillation of a very small amount of liquid, typically an essential oil

microdistillations
plural of microdistillation

microdonation
A donation of a very small amount.

microdonations
plural of microdonation

microdosage
The administration of a microdose.

microdosages
plural of microdosage

microdropper
A dropper that dispenses microscopic amounts of liquid.

microdroppers
plural of microdropper

microdynamometer
A dynamometer that has a micromotor

microdynamometers
plural of microdynamometer

microdyne
A unit of force equal to one millionth of a dyne.

microdynes
plural of microdyne

microelectronvolt
A unit of energy equal to one millionth of an electronvolt, symbol μeV.

microelectronvolts
plural of microelectronvolt

microelectrophoreses
plural of microelectrophoresis

microelectrophoresis
The direct microscopic observation and measurement of the movement of particles during electrophoresis.

microextraction
A technique used to extract small amounts of material from a mixture.

microextractions
plural of microextraction

microexudate
An exudate produced in very small amounts