Anagrams of: MICROCRACKING

• a sudden sharp noise

• the act of cracking something

• the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)

• excellent

• English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)

• a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

• twist (a body part) into a strained position

• To break something or injure someone.

• (leatherworking) To transfer coloring through abrasion from one item to another.

• To cover the drain holes of a planter with stones or similar material, in order to ensure proper drainage.

• To put or store (something) in a crock or pot.

• To give off crock or smut.

• abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

• playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

• obscene terms for penis

• faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid

• the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

• adult male chicken

• adult male bird

• tilt or slant to one side

• set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

• to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

• a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)

• An outcrop of hard rock, often in the form of a cliff at the edge of a plateau, that forms the margin of a gravel deposit

• To drive (animals) over a cliff edge.

• a distinguishing symbol

• a pattern of marks

• evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

• the act of making a visible mark on a surface