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单词 macropod
释义

macro- /ma-krō- or -kro-/

combining form

Denoting long, great, sometimes interchanging with mega-

ORIGIN: Gr makros long, also great

macˈrō noun (pl macˈros) (computing)

A single instruction that brings a set of instructions into operation

macro-axis /makˈrō-aksˈis/ noun (crystallography)

The longer lateral axis

macrōˈbian adjective

(Gr bios life) long-lived

macrobiōˈta plural noun

The larger organisms in the soil

macrobiote /-bīˈōt/ noun

A long-living organism

macrobiotic /-bī-otˈik/ adjective

  1. Prolonging life
  2. Long-lived
  3. (of a seed) able to remain alive in a dormant state for years
  4. Relating to longevity or to macrobiotics

macrobiotˈics singular noun

  1. The art or science of prolonging life
  2. A cult partly concerned with diet, foods regarded as pure being vegetable substances grown and prepared without chemicals or processing

macrocarˈpa noun

An evergreen conifer of New Zealand, Cupressus macrocarpa, planted esp for ornamentation and as a windbreak

macrocephalic /-si-falˈik/ or macrocephalous /-sefˈə-ləs/ adjective

macrocephaly /-sefˈə-li/ noun

(Gr kephalē head) largeness, or abnormal largeness, of the head

macˈrocode noun (computing)

A macroinstruction

macˈrocopy noun

An enlarged copy of printed material for use by people with weak sight

macˈrocosm /-kozm/ noun

  1. (Gr kosmos world) a large and complex structure considered a whole, of which smaller similar structures contained within it are microcosms
  2. The whole universe

macrocosˈmic adjective

macrocosˈmically adverb

macˈrocycle noun

A macrocyclic organic molecule or compound

macrocyˈclic adjective

Being or having a ring structure with a large number of atoms

macˈrocyte /-sīt/ noun

(Gr kytos a vessel, container) an abnormally large red blood cell associated with some forms of anaemia

macrodactyl /-dakˈtil/ noun

An animal with long fingers or toes

macrodactylic /-tilˈik/ adjective

macrodactylous /-dakˈtil-əs/ adjective

  1. (Gr daktylos finger, toe) long-fingered
  2. Long-toed

macrodacˈtyly noun

The condition of being macrodactylous

macrodiagˈonal noun (crystallography)

The longer lateral axis

macˈrodome noun (crystallography)

A dome parallel to the macrodiagonal

macroeconomˈic adjective

macroeconomics /-ēk-ən-omˈiks, -ekˈ/ singular noun

The study of economics on a large scale or of large economic units such as national income, international trade, etc

macroevoluˈtion noun

Major evolutionary developments over a long period of time, such as have given rise to the taxonomic groups above the species level

macroevoluˈtionary adjective

macˈrofauna and macˈroflora noun

Collective terms for animals and plants respectively that are visible to the naked eye

macˈrofossil noun

A fossil large enough to be seen with the naked eye

macrogamete /-gamˈēt/ noun

The larger and apparently female gamete

macroglobˈūlin noun

Any globulin with a molecular weight above about 400000

macˈroinstruction noun (computing)

An instruction written in a programming language, usu in assembly language, which generates and is replaced by a series of microinstructions

Macrolepidopˈtera plural noun

The larger butterflies and moths

macˈrolide noun

Any of a class of antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections

macrolˈogy noun

Much talk with little to say

macˈro-marketing noun

Marketing set in the context of the whole of a country's economy and social needs (cf micromarketing)

macromolecˈular adjective

macromolˈecule noun

A large molecule, esp one formed from a number of simpler molecules

macronuˈtrient noun

Any substance required in large amounts by living organisms

macˈrophage /-fāj/ noun

Any of the large phagocytic cells sited in the walls of blood vessels and found in connective tissue, usu immobile but stimulated into mobility by inflammation

macrophotogˈraphy noun

Close-up photography producing images larger than life-size

macropinˈakoid and macˈroprism noun (crystallography)

A pinakoid and prism parallel to the macrodiagonal

macˈropod noun

An animal of the Macropodˈidae /-ē/ (Gr pous, podos foot), the family of marsupials comprising the kangaroos and related animals

macropˈterous adjective

  1. (Gr pteron a wing) long-winged
  2. Long-finned

macroscopˈic adjective

  1. Visible to the naked eye, opp to microscopic
  2. Concerned with larger units

macroscopˈically adverb

macrosporanˈgium noun (pl macrosporanˈgia) same as megasporangium (see under mega-)

macˈrospore noun same as megaspore (see under mega-)

Macrozāˈmia noun

  1. (Gr zamia loss) a genus of Australian cycads
  2. (without cap) a plant of this genus

Macrura /mak-rooˈrə/ plural noun

(Gr ourā tail) a group of decapod crustaceans including lobsters, shrimps, prawns, etc

macruˈral or macruˈrous adjective

Long-tailed

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