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  • machine-readable — of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
  • macrolepidoptera — a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance
  • majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
  • maleic anhydride — a colorless crystalline, unsaturated compound, C 4 H 2 O 3 , that is soluble in acetone and hydrolyzes in water: used in the production of polyester resins, pesticides, and fumaric and tartaric acids.
  • maleic hydrazide — a crystalline compound, C 4 N 2 H 4 O 2 , used as a plant growth inhibitor and weed-killer.
  • managed currency — a currency whose value is established and maintained by deliberate governmental action working through national and international financial institutions, in contrast to the quasi-automatic gold standard.
  • mandarin chinese — the official language of China since 1917; the form of Chinese spoken by about two thirds of the population and taught in schools throughout China
  • manic depression — bipolar disorder.
  • manic-depressive — suffering from bipolar disorder.
  • manufactured gas — a gaseous fuel created from coal, oil, etc., as differentiated from natural gas.
  • maria de' medici — French name Marie de Médicis. 1573–1642, queen of France (1600–10) by marriage to Henry IV of France; daughter of Francesco, grand duke of Tuscany. She became regent for her son (later Louis XIII) but continued to wield power after he came of age (1614). She was finally exiled from France in 1631 after plotting to undermine Richelieu's influence at court
  • marie de medicis — 1573–1642, queen of Henry IV of France: regent 1610–17.
  • maritime command — the naval branch of the Canadian armed forces
  • mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
  • matter of record — a fact or statement that appears on the record of a court and that can be proved or established by producing such record.
  • measuring device — gauge
  • medical examiner — a physician or other person trained in medicine who is appointed by a city, county, or the like, to perform autopsies on the bodies of persons supposed to have died from unnatural causes and to investigate the cause and circumstances of such deaths.
  • medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
  • melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
  • melodramatically — In a melodramatic manner.
  • mercury autocode — Autocode for the Ferranti Mercury machine.
  • methacrylic acid — a colorless, liquid acid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced synthetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate, polymerizes to yield a clear plastic.
  • microfilm reader — a machine that displays on a screen a magnified image of a microfilm
  • microlepidoptera — a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance
  • military academy — a private school organized somewhat along the lines of and following some of the procedures of military life.
  • modacrylic fiber — any of various synthetic copolymer textile fibers, as Dynel, containing less than 85 percent but more than 35 percent of acrylonitrile.
  • modern icelandic — the Icelandic language since c1550.
  • multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
  • musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
  • mustard-coloured — of a brownish-yellow colour
  • nature-identical — manufactured to be identical to a natural substance
  • no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
  • non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
  • non-concentrated — applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.
  • non-incorporated — formed or constituted as a legal corporation.
  • non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
  • nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
  • nuclear medicine — diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.
  • numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
  • objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
  • observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
  • ocellated turkey — a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.
  • off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
  • oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
  • on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
  • onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
  • once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
  • ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
  • overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
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