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The prefix micro- means small. Here are some words which contain the micro- prefix:
microscope microorganism microphone microfilm microwave microsecond microbe microscopic microbiology
Here are the meanings of some of these words beginning with the micro- prefix:
microscope - an instrument for looking at something very small microorganism - a very small organism microbe - a germ or some other very small organism microbiology - branch of biology studying very small organisms microwave - very short electromagnetic wave microphone - an instrument to record sound waves