See Also: mini(1)(dictionary)
mini-(dictionary)
mini-(dictionary)
mini-bar(dictionary)
mini(2)(dictionary)
Mini ISA(finance)
mini(dictionary)
mini(medicine)
Mini-manipulation(money)
mini-roundabout(dictionary)

glochid (iou) and mini (medicine)


glochid (iou)



glochid noun. L19.
[Greek glokhis, glokhid arrowhead.]
Botany. A glochidium or Other barbed hair; spec. a barbed bristle on the areole of some cacti.

mini (medicine)


mini


A moderate-sized computer that can serve many users in a department, or one dedicated to a complex computational function such as computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging; smaller and slower than a mainframe, more complex and powerful than a personal computer.

Origin: It. Miniatura, decoration of manuscripts, fr. L. Minium, red lead