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Meanings of Microlecithal:

adjective

Designating an egg having a small (amount of) yolk.

Meanings of Microlepidoptera:

plural noun

The numerous small moths which are of interest only to the specialist collector.

Usage examples:

Several insects including some microlepidoptera and some chrysomelid beetles have this unusual habi…

Meanings of Microlepidopteran:

adjective

Of or relating to the microlepidoptera.

noun

A moth regarded as belonging to the microlepidoptera.

Meanings of Microlepidopterist:

noun

An expert in or student of microlepidoptera.

Meanings of Microlepidopterous:

adjective

= microlepidopteran .

Meanings of Microlite:

noun

Any of a subgroup of minerals of the pyrochlore group, found in various pegmatites, that are complex oxides of tantalum and niobium with sodium and calcium, often with small amounts of other elements such as uranium and titanium, crystallizing in the cubic system as yellow, brownish, or blackish translucent crystals.

Meanings of Microliter:

noun

One millionth of a litre.

Meanings of Microlith:

noun

A minute shaped flint, typically part of a composite tool such as a spear.

Usage examples:

Inside were large quantities of ‘narrow-blade’ flint microliths, including broken tools and knappin…

Meanings of Microlitic:

adjective

Containing or characterized by the presence of microlites.

Meanings of Micrologic:

noun

Reasoning or logic confined to a very small area of study.

Meanings of Micrological:

adjective

Characterized by investigation or argument which demonstrates close attention to detail.

Meanings of Micrologist:

noun

Microscopist.

Meanings of Micromania:

noun

The delusion that the body or part of it has become abnormally small. also: a persistent or exaggerated tendency to belittle oneself or regard oneself as unimportant.

Meanings of Micromanipulation:

noun

The performance of extremely delicate procedures, such as the isolation or injection of single cells, under a microscope, especially using a micromanipulator; a procedure performed in this way.

Meanings of Micromanipulator:

noun

Any of various mechanical devices used to hold and control the movement of very small instruments (e.g. micropipettes) under a microscope.

Meanings of Micromanipulators:

noun

Any of various mechanical devices used to hold and control the movement of very small instruments (e.g. micropipettes) under a microscope.

Meanings of Micromechanics:

noun

The mechanics of small-scale physical systems.

Meanings of Micromelia:

noun

The condition of having abnormally small or short limbs.

Meanings of Micromere:

noun

A relatively small blastomere formed by unequal segmentation in the fertilized ovum, such as one of those found at the animal pole of an amphibian ovum.

Meanings of Micromeric:

adjective

Consisting of small elements or parts.

Meanings of Micromeritic:

adjective

Of or relating to small particles.

Meanings of Micromeritics:

noun

The scientific study of small particles; (with plural agreement) the physical properties of such particles.

Meanings of Micrometeorite:

noun

A micrometeoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.

Usage examples:

The moon's regolith was created by the ceaseless bombardment of micrometeorites, cosmic rays and pa…

Meanings of Micrometeoroid:

noun

A microscopic particle in space or of extraterrestrial origin which is small enough not to burn up in the earth's atmosphere but to drift to the surface instead.

Usage examples:

Hazardous micrometeoroids and radiation also threaten spacewalkers, and with no atmosphere and ther…

Meanings of Micrometeorologist:

noun

An expert in or student of micrometeorology.