Mic

For the acronym, see MIC (disambiguation).

Mic may refer to:

Organizations

• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Japan
• Metal Improvement Company, a company specializing in metal surface treatments

Objects

• Microphone, a device used for capturing sound as electrical signals (also spelled "mike."^[1])
• Micrometer, a measuring tool
• Microscopium, a constellation
• Methyl isocyanate, chemical used in production of pesticides

People

• Mick, Irish slang
• also, an ethnic slur for a person of Irish heritage (from generic use of Mick, hypocoristic form of Michael)(Used referring to many Irish names beginning with 'Mc')

Microbiology

• Minimum inhibitory concentration, the lowest concentration of an antimicrobial that will inhibit the visible growth of a microorganism after overnight incubation

Other uses

• Military–industrial complex, a concept commonly used to refer to policy and monetary relationships

See also

• MIC (disambiguation)
• Mick and similar (disambiguation)

References

1. ^ Houghton Mifflin (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.), Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 978-0-395-82517-4, http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/epub/ahd4.shtml 

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