cooking vs micro-cook

cooking is a noun but micro-cook is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cooking	Yes	No	No	No
micro-cook	No	No	Yes	No

cooking (noun)	micro-cook (noun)
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

cooking (verb)	micro-cook (verb)
	cook or heat in a microwave oven