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microwavelike

microwavelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a microwave.

Adjective

microwavelike (comparative more microwavelike, superlative most microwavelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a microwave.
    • The hospitals’ staffs were using a microwavelike box to sanitize two N95 masks at a time using ultraviolet light — zapping them for one minute before having to turn them over and zap them again.2020 April 23, Michele Munz, “Maplewood company designs UV-light trailer to sanitize masks for reuse by health workers”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    • It’s simple enough: Each partner must rip out a fingernail, wait a few minutes for a microwavelike contraption to inspect it, and voilà! A result.2023 November 7, Shirley Li, “It’s a Miracle Anyone Stays in Love”, in The Atlantic

Forms of microwavelike

comparativemore microwavelike
superlativemost microwavelike

Origin of microwavelike

From microwave + -like.

Questions about microwavelike

What does microwavelike mean?
Microwavelike means resembling or characteristic of a microwave.
What part of speech is microwavelike?
Microwavelike is an adjective.

Words near microwavelike in the dictionary

  1. microwaved
  2. microwaved up
  3. microwaveguide
  4. microwaveguides
  5. microwaveless
  6. microwavelike
  7. microwavery
  8. microwaves
  9. microwaves up
  10. microwaving
  11. microwaving up

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