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Macrocosm
The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with , or man. See .
Maculation
The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish; a macula.
Mad
Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.
Madid
Wet; moist; .
Mae West
An inflatable life jacket, originally used as a personal flotation device by aviators downed at sea.
magnetic resonance imaging
a medical diagnostic procedure utilizing the phenomenon of to generate images of internal parts of the body. It depends on the differential absorption of electromagnetic radiation by different types of living tissue in a magnetic field. It is complementary to X-ray imaging in that the softer tissue show more prominently in magnetic resonance images, rather than bone, as with X-rays. It is a non-invasive procedure, allowing such images to be obtained without penetration of the tissue by objects. It is abbreviated . As with , the results are usually presented as images of sequential planar sections of that part of the body of concern to the physician.
Magnificence
The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.
Mahori
One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.
maiden aunt
Literally, an aunt who has never been married. Figuratively, it is a term used as the prototype of a person who is broadly naive and not wise in worldly ways; .
Mail
A spot.
Mainpernable
Capable of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be mainprised.
makeready
The final preparation and adjustments.
Malecontent
Malcontent.
Maleficence
Evil doing, esp. to others.
maligned
Assailed with contemptuous language.
Mangifera
genus of tropical trees native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit.
Mannerly
Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.
Mantispidae
The natural family comprising the mantispids.
mapping
A function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set.
mare liberum
A navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access; the opposite of .
Marrowfat
A rich but late variety of pea.
marsupium
The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea.
Maselyn
A drinking cup. See 1st , 2.
Mauvaniline
See , under .
Maybe
Possible; probable, but not sure.
Me
The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as the objective and dative case of the pronoum I;
Meconate
A salt of meconic acid.
Mediant
The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.
Mediately
In a mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not directly or primarily; by means; -- opposed to .
Medicornu
The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
Megalo-
See .
Melicotoon
See .
Menstruum
Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.
Mentha
A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs, including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.
Meow
See 6th and 7th .
merchantry
The body of merchants taken collectively; .
Meseraic
Mesaraic.
Mesocephalon
The pons Varolii.
Mester
See , a trade.
Methodological
Of or pertaining to methodology.
mid-nineties
the time of life between 90 and 100.
Midsummer
The middle of summer.
Midway
Being in the middle of the way or distance; .
Mikado
The popular designation of the hereditary sovereign of Japan; the emperor of Japan.
mill-girl
a girl who works in a mill.
Millistere
A liter, or cubic decimeter.
misaffect
To dislike.
Misfashion
To form wrongly.
Misinformer
One who gives untrue or incorrect information.
Misintend
To aim amiss.
Misinterpreter
One who interprets erroneously.
Mislight
To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
Mislin
See .
Mismeasurement
Wrong measurement.
Mispractice
Wrong practice.
Mistune
To tune wrongly.
Misworship
To worship wrongly.
Moabitish
Moabite.
Moche
A bale of raw silk.
Molecule
One of the very small invisible particles of which all ordinary matter is supposed to consist.
Molly
A pet or colloquial name for .
molting
The act or process by which an animal molts; especially, the periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles, or feathers in birds.
Monopolylogue
An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.
Monotrematous
Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.
Moodiness
The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods.
Morale
The moral condition, or the condition in other respects, so far as it is affected by, or dependent upon, moral considerations, such as zeal, spirit, hope, and confidence; mental state, as of a body of men, an army, and the like.
Moralize
To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.
Mort
Death; esp., the death of game in the chase.
Mortified
of .
Moth
Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies;
motorisation
motorization.
mottling
the act of coloring with areas of different shades.
MST
Mountain Standard Time, the time of the 105th meridian, used in the mountain states of the U.S.
Muggard
Sullen; displeased.
Mulse
Wine boiled and mingled with honey.
Multiplex
Manifold; multiple.
Multiplier
One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.
Mummy
A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.
Murine
One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type.
Murmur
A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.
Musketry
Muskets, collectively.
Muslim
See .
Mutilate
Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.
Muttony
Like mutton; having a flavor of mutton.
Myxinoid
Like, or pertaining to, the genus .