microwave oven
noun
: an oven in which food is cooked by the heat produced by the absorption of microwave energy by water molecules in the food
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The researchers noted a few limitations to their study results, namely that the experiments were performed at a laboratory scale with a domestic microwave oven, which might not match the results at a larger scale with industrial microwaves.
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Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Since microwave ovens vary, this can take up to two minutes, but continue checking the corn every 20 seconds until done.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
Elsewhere in the kitchen, two roaches scaled the wall over the three-compartment sink; two moseyed across a cookline table near the microwave oven; one climbed the wall behind the stove; and one went solo under a cookline table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
In practical terms, more direct exposure would come from using a hair dryer in the morning or waiting in front of a microwave oven for your popcorn to finish.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Since microwave ovens vary, this can take up to two minutes, but continue checking the corn every 20 seconds until done.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
Elsewhere in the kitchen, two roaches scaled the wall over the three-compartment sink; two moseyed across a cookline table near the microwave oven; one climbed the wall behind the stove; and one went solo under a cookline table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
In practical terms, more direct exposure would come from using a hair dryer in the morning or waiting in front of a microwave oven for your popcorn to finish.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for microwave oven
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“Microwave oven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microwave%20oven. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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