Section M, N, and O

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Gr. mikro`s small +
nh^sos an island.] Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a
collective designation of the islands in the western part of the
Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the
Ladrones, the Carolines, etc.

Mi`cro*ne"sians (?), n. pl.; sing.
Micronesian. (Ethnol.) A dark race
inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are supposed to be a mixed
race, derived from Polynesians and Papuans.

Mi`cro*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Micro-
+ chronometer.] An instrument for noting minute portions
of time.

Mi`cro*ör"gan*ism (?), n.
[Micro- + organism.] (Biol.) Any
microscopic form of life; -- particularly applied to bacteria and
similar organisms, esp. such are supposed to cause infectious
diseases.

Mi`cro*pan"to*graph (?), n. [Micro-
+ pantograph.] A kind of pantograph which produces
copies microscopically minute.

Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite (?), n. [Micro-
+ pegmatite.

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