Definition of MITEs. Meaning of MITEs. Synonyms of MITEs

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word MITEs. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word MITEs and, of course, MITEs synonyms and on the right images related to the word MITEs.

Definition of MITEs

Mite
Mite Mite, n. [AS. m[=i]te mite (in sense 1); akin to LG. mite, D. mijt, G. miete, OHG. m[=i]za; cf. Goth. maitan to cut.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina. 2. [D. mijt; prob. the same word.] A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ. Two mites, which make a farthing. --Mark xii. 49. 3. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain. 4. Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle. For in effect they be not worth a myte. --Chaucer.

Meaning of MITEs from wikipedia

- Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically...
- House dust mites (HDM, or simply dust mites) are various species of acariform mites belonging to the family Pyroglyphidae that are found in ****ociation...
- Over 2,000 MITES alumni have taken part in the program over the past 41 years. Nearly 30% of MITES alumni have matriculated to MIT. Those MITES students...
- Cheese mites are mites (for instance Tyrophagus casei or other species) that are used to produce such cheeses as Milbenkäse, Cantal and Mimolette. The...
- Ear mites are mites that live in the ears of animals. The most commonly seen species in veterinary medicine is Otodectes cynotis (Gk. oto=ear, dectes=biter...
- Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites, alternatively face mites or skin mites. Different species of animals host different species...
- (/ˈmeɪndʒ/) is a type of skin disease caused by parasitic mites. Because various species of mites also infect plants, birds and reptiles, the term "mange"...
- symptoms of scabies are due to an allergic reaction to the mites. Often, only between 10 and 15 mites are involved in an infection. Scabies is most often spread...
- Spider mites are members of the family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species. They are part of the subclass Acari (mites). Spider mites generally...
- and then mature into adult mites. The adult mites live three to four w****s in the host's skin. The action of the mites moving within the skin and on...