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  • measured daywork — a system of wage payment, usually determined by work-study techniques, whereby the wage of an employee is fixed on the understanding that a specific level of work performance will be maintained
  • mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
  • medal of bravery — a Canadian award for courage
  • medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
  • medium artillery — guns and howitzers of more than 105mm and less than 155mm caliber, sometimes including the 155mm howitzers. Compare heavy artillery (def 2), light artillery (def 2).
  • medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
  • megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
  • megalomaniacally — In a megalomaniacal manner.
  • megaphanerophyte — any tree with a height over 30 metres
  • melodramatically — In a melodramatic manner.
  • mental telepathy — telepathy.
  • mercury autocode — Autocode for the Ferranti Mercury machine.
  • meristematically — In a meristematic way.
  • meritocratically — In a meritocratic way.
  • mesembryanthemum — any of various chiefly Old World plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having thick, fleshy leaves and often showy flowers.
  • meteorologically — In meteorological terms; in the context of weather.
  • 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.
  • methodologically — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
  • 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.
  • michaelmas daisy — an aster.
  • microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
  • microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
  • military academy — a private school organized somewhat along the lines of and following some of the procedures of military life.
  • military attache — attaché (def 2).
  • military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
  • military service — compulsory period spent in the army
  • 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
  • missionary ridge — a ridge in NW Georgia and SE Tennessee: Civil War battle 1863.
  • mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
  • modacrylic fiber — any of various synthetic copolymer textile fibers, as Dynel, containing less than 85 percent but more than 35 percent of acrylonitrile.
  • molybdate orange — a pigment consisting of a solid solution of sulfate, molybdate, and chromate compounds of lead.
  • 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.
  • monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
  • montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
  • mortgage company — business providing loans to property buyers
  • mortgage payment — instalment paid on a housebuyer's loan
  • mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
  • mount erymanthus — a mountain in SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese. Height: 2224 m (7297 ft)
  • muddy the waters — If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
  • mulberry harbour — either of two prefabricated floating harbours towed across the English Channel to the French coast for the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944
  • multicellularity — The condition of being multicellular.
  • multiple myeloma — a malignant plasma cell tumor of the bone marrow that destroys bone tissue.
  • multiplicatively — tending to multiply or increase.
  • new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
  • newry and mourne — a district of SE Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 89 644 (2003 est). Area: 909 sq km (351 sq miles)
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