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  • microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
  • micrometastases — Plural form of micrometastasis.
  • micrometastasis — The microscopic level action of metastasis, the spread of disease from the primary site to other areas.
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
  • misappreciative — not fully or properly appreciative
  • mischaracterize — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
  • mishnaic hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 to 500.
  • moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
  • mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
  • molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
  • monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
  • monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
  • motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
  • mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
  • mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals.
  • multiliteracies — Plural form of multiliteracy.
  • muscle relaxant — A muscle relaxant is any drug which relaxes muscles and may be used to treat muscle spasms and muscle pain.
  • muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
  • neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
  • neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
  • noncompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
  • nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
  • normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
  • norman conquest — the conquest of England by the Normans, under William the Conqueror, in 1066.
  • ocean of storms — the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the surface of the moon, situated in the second and third quadrant
  • officer of arms — an officer with the duties of a herald, especially one charged with the devising, granting, or confirming of armorial bearings.
  • oscars ceremony — a formal annual event in the United States in which small gold statuettes are awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in films
  • over-compensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
  • overcompensated — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
  • overcompensates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcompensate.
  • pan-americanism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the countries of North, Central, and South America.
  • parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
  • parmesan cheese — of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
  • pectoral muscle — muscle of the chest
  • pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
  • personal column — The personal column in a newspaper or magazine contains messages for individual people and advertisements of a private nature.
  • physical memory — (memory management)   The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
  • platform scales — a weighing machine which has a platform that you put something on to be weighed
  • police marksman — a police officer skilled in precision shooting, esp with a sniper rifle
  • posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
  • power macintosh — Power Mac
  • pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
  • pre-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
  • primary process — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.
  • prismatic layer — the middle layer of the shell of certain mollusks, consisting chiefly of crystals of calcium carbonate.
  • programme music — music that is intended to depict or evoke a scene or idea
  • proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
  • pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
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