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  • metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
  • metavanadic acid — an oxyacid of vanadium, known chiefly in the form of its vanadate salts; Formula: H4V2O7
  • metes and bounds — the precisely described boundary lines of a parcel of land, as found in a deed
  • methamphetamines — Methamphetamine.
  • methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
  • mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
  • mexican hairless — one of a breed of small dogs having no hair except for a tuft on the top of the head and a little fuzz on the lower part of the tail.
  • mexican standoff — a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can win.
  • mexican-american — Also, Mexican American. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican birth or descent; Chicano.
  • microaggressions — Plural form of microaggression.
  • microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • microminiaturize — (especially of electronic equipment) to make extremely small; subject to microminiaturization.
  • microtransmitter — a small electronic device which transmits television or radio signals
  • middelmannetjies — Plural form of middelmannetjie.
  • middle stone age — the Mesolithic period.
  • military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
  • milk of magnesia — a milky white suspension in water of magnesium hydroxide, Mg (OH) 2 , used as an antacid or laxative.
  • minamata disease — a severe form of mercury poisoning, characterized by neurological degeneration.
  • mind over matter — You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
  • mineral charcoal — a fibrous substance resembling charcoal and having a high carbon content, often occurring in thin layers in bituminous coal.
  • mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
  • minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
  • miniature camera — a small camera using film that is 35 millimeters wide or less.
  • miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
  • minority carrier — the entity responsible for carrying the lesser part of the current in a semiconductor
  • minstrel gallery — a gallery in a building meant for use by musicians playing to provide background music or entertainment at a feast or other event
  • minute secretary — the person responsible for noting the minutes of a meeting
  • misapprehensions — Plural form of misapprehension.
  • missile launcher — system that fires missiles
  • missionary ridge — a ridge in NW Georgia and SE Tennessee: Civil War battle 1863.
  • misspecification — An incorrect specification.
  • misunderestimate — (colloquial, malapropism, or, intentionally incorrect) To underestimate by mistake.
  • misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
  • mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
  • mittelland canal — a canal in Germany, linking the Rivers Rhine and Elbe. Length: 325 km (202 miles)
  • mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
  • mock examination — an examination, esp in a school, taken as practice before an official examination
  • modern icelandic — the Icelandic language since c1550.
  • modern languages — languages currently spoken
  • modular language — (language)   (Modula) Wirth's 1977 predecessor of Modula-2. The original Modula was, more oriented toward concurrent programming, but otherwise quite similar.
  • molybdate orange — a pigment consisting of a solid solution of sulfate, molybdate, and chromate compounds of lead.
  • mönchen-gladbach — city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 266,000
  • money laundering — Money laundering is the crime of processing stolen money through a legitimate business or sending it abroad to a foreign bank, to hide the fact that the money was illegally obtained.
  • money of account — a monetary denomination used in reckoning, especially one not issued as a coin, as the U.S. mill.
  • monkey-faced owl — barn owl.
  • monoethanolamine — Monoethanolamine is an amino acid used as a surfactant (= a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid and allows it to foam or penetrate solids).
  • monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
  • montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
  • montague grammar — a model-theoretic semantic theory for natural language that seeks to encompass indexical expressions and opaque contexts within an extensional theory by constructing set-theoretic representations of the intension of an expression in terms of functions of possible worlds
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