Word Meanings - MICROPARASITE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A parasitic microörganism. -- Mi`cro*par`a*sit"ic , a.

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• MICRODONT
  Having small teeth.
• MICRO-; MICR-
  A combining form signifying: Small, little, trivial, slight; as, microcosm, microscope. A millionth part of; as, microfarad, microohm, micrometer.
• MICROPHOTOGRAPH
  1. A microscopically small photograph of a picture, writing, printed page, etc. 2. An enlarged representation of a microscopic object, produced by throwing upon a sensitive plate the magnified image of an object formed by a microscope or other
• MICROPHYLLOUS
  Small-leaved.
• MICRONOMETER
  An instrument for noting minute portions of time.
• MICROSTHENE
  One of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, as the Insectivora, Cheiroptera, Rodentia, and Edentata.
• MICROSPECTROSCOPE
  A spectroscope arranged for attachment to a microscope, for observation of the spectrum of light from minute portions of any substance.
• MICROPHYTE
  A very minute plant, one of certain unicellular algæ, such as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be.
• MICROCOULOMB
  A measure of electrical quantity; the millionth part of one coulomb.
• MICROTASIMETER
  A tasimeter, especially when arranged for measuring very small extensions. See Tasimeter.
• MICROSEME
  Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits broad transversely; -- opposed to Ant: megaseme.
• MICROHM
  The millionth part of an ohm.
• MICROBAROGRAPH
  An instrument for recording minor fluctuations of atmospheric pressure, as opposed to general barometric surges.
• MICROCRYSTALLINE
  Crystalline on a fine, or microscopic, scale; consisting of fine crystals; as, the ground mass of certain porphyrics is microcrystalline.
• MICROCLINE
  A mineral of the feldspar group, like orthoclase or common feldspar in composition, but triclinic in form.
• MICROANALYSIS
  Analysis of the structure of materials from careful observation of photomicrographs.
• PARASITIC; PARASITICAL
  Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 & 3. Parasitic gull, Parasitic jager. See Jager. -- Par`a*sit"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Par`a*sit"ic*al*ness, n. (more info) 1.
• MICROPARASITE
  A parasitic microörganism. -- Mi`cro*par`a*sit"ic , a.
• MICROFORM
  A microscopic form of life; an animal or vegetable organism microscopic size.
• MICROSTHENIC
  Having a typically small size; of or pertaining to the microsthenes.
• MICROCOUSTIC
  Pertaining, or suited, to the audition of small sounds; fitted to assist hearing.