MIC

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mic"

English

Noun

MIC (countable and uncountable, plural MICs)

1. (chemistry) Abbreviation of methylisocyanate.
2. Initialism of minor in consumption (of alcohol).
3. (military) Initialism of military-industrial complex.
4. (microbiology, pharmacology) Initialism of minimum inhibitory concentration.

Proper noun

MIC

1. Abbreviation of Michoacán: a state of Mexico.
2. (computing, Microsoft) Initialism of Microsoft Innovation Center.
3. (computing) Initialism of Message Integrity Check, a strong encryption technology that is employed to prevent an attacker from capturing data packets, altering them and resending them.
4. (Malaysian politics) Initialism of Malaysian Indian Congress, a political party for Malaysian Indians.

Adjective

MIC (not comparable)

1. Initialism of made in China.
   • 2022, Mark Kwaku Mensah Obeng, “Beyond affordability: Explaining the consumption of Chinese products in Ghana”, in Cogent Social Sciences, volume 8, number 1, →DOI:

     The findings indicate that apart from cost, the rising consumption of MIC products is anchored on product and service innovations such as product warranty and free after-sales services.

Anagrams

• CIM, CMI, ICM, IMC, MCI