Words With Macro- And Micro-

Front 1

1. Everything that exists anywhere
2. A large world; the visible system of worlds

Back 1

macrocosm

Front 2

A mark placed over a vowel to
indicate that the vowel is long

Back 2

macron

Front 3

Large enough to be visible to the naked eye

Back 3

macroscopic

Front 4

An organism invisible to the naked eye,
especially on that causes disease.

Back 4

microbe

Front 5

An agent that destroys microbes

Back 5

microbicide

Front 6

A miniature world; something that resembles
something else on a very small scale.

Back 6

microcosm

Front 7

Having very small teeth

Back 7

microdont

Front 8

Film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size;
Useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material

Back 8

microfilm

Front 9

A metric unit of length equal to
one millionth of a meter

Back 9

micrometer

Front 10

Any organism (animal or plant) of microscopic size

Back 10

microorganism

Front 11

Too small to be seen except under a microscope

Back 11

microscopic

Front 12

Very small portion of a second;
one-millionth of a second

Back 12

microsecond

Front 13

1. A short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens
2. Kitchen appliance that cooks food of microwave energy by the water molecules in the food

Back 13

microwave