Defn: Of or pertaining to a microbe.
MICROBICIDE
Mi*crob"i*cide, n. Etym: [Microbe + L. caedere to kill.] (Biol.)
Defn: Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of microbes or bacterial organisms.
MICROBIOLOGY
Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gy, n. [See Microbe; -logy.]
Defn: The study of minute organisms, or microbes, as the bacteria. —
Mi`cro*bi`o*log"ic*al (#), a. — Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gist (#), n.
MICROCEPHALIC; MICROCEPHALOUS Mi`cro*ce*phal"ic, Mi`cro*ceph"a*lous, a. Etym: [Micro- + cephalic, cephalous.] (Anat.)
Defn: Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; — opposed to Ant: megacephalic.
MICRO-CHEMICAL
Mi`cro-chem"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to micro-chemistry; as, a micro-chemical test.
MICRO-CHEMISTRY
Mi`cro-chem"is*try, n. Etym: [Micro- + chemistry.]