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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Mesembryanthemum
genus Mesembryanthemum noun South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight

mesenchyme
noun mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles

mesenteric artery
arteria mesenterica noun one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines

mesenteric plexus
plexus mesentericus noun a plexus of autonomic nerves

mesenteric vein
vena mesenterica noun a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery

mesentery
noun a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines

mesh
meshing noun the act of interlocking or meshing; `an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check`

mesh topology
mesh noun the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component

meshed
adjective resembling a network; `a meshed road system`

meshugaas
mishegaas noun (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity

meshugge
meshugga adjective senseless; crazy

meshuggeneh
meshuggener noun (Yiddish) a crazy fool

mesial
adjective being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body

mesic
adjective having or characterized by moderate or a well-balanced supply of moisture; `mesic habitats`

Mesmer
Franz Anton Mesmer noun Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815)

mesne lord
noun a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord

Mesoamerica
noun Mexico and Central America

Mesoamerican
adjective of or relating to the people of Mesoamerica or their languages or cultures

mesoblastic
mesodermal adjective relating to or derived from the mesoderm

mesocarp
noun the middle layer of a pericarp

mesocolon
noun mesentery that holds the lower colon the back abdominal wall

Mesocricetus
genus Mesocricetus noun golden hamsters

mesoderm
mesoblast noun the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue

mesohippus
noun North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses

mesolithic
adjective of or relating to a middle period of the Stone Age (following the paleolithic)

Mesolithic Age
Mesolithic noun middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago

mesomorph
noun a person with a well-developed muscular body

mesomorphic
adjective having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer

meson
mesotron noun an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0

mesonic
mesic adjective of or pertaining to a meson; `the radii of the mesic orbits`- Lawrence Wilets

mesophyte
mesophytic plant noun land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte

mesophytic
adjective being or growing in or adapted to a moderately moist environment; `mesophytic habitats`; `mesophytic plants`

Mesopotamia
noun the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

mesosphere
noun the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere

mesothelioma
noun a rare form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust

mesothelium
noun epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity

Mesozoic
adjective of or relating to or denoting the Mesozoic era

Mespilus
genus Mespilus noun medlars

mesquite
mesquit noun any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar

mesquite gum
noun a gum obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic

mess
mess hall noun a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

mess around
potter 1 tinker verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; `The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house`

mess jacket
monkey jacket noun waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners

mess kit
noun kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers

mess of pottage
noun anything of trivial value; `Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage`

message
content noun what a communication that is about something is about

message pad
writing pad noun a pad of paper on which messages can be written

messaging
electronic messaging noun the sending and processing of e-mail by computer

messenger
courier noun a person who carries a message

messenger boy
errand boy noun a boy who earns money by running errands

messenger RNA
mRNA noun the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell

Messiah
noun an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742

messiahship
noun the position of messiah

messianic
adjective of or relating to a messiah promising deliverance; `messianic cult`

Messidor
noun tenth month of the Revolutionary calendar (June and July); the month of harvest

messily
untidily adverb in a messy, untidy manner; `Rossi spat very deliberately, and very messily, upon Durieux`s party card`

Messina
noun a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina

messmate
noun (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)

messuage
noun (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household

messy
mussy adjective dirty and disorderly; `a mussy fussy bedroom`; `a child`s messy eating habits`

mestiza
noun a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)

mestizo
ladino noun a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)

mestranol
noun a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives

Mesua
genus Mesua noun genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers

metabolic
metabolous adjective undergoing metamorphosis

metabolic acidosis
noun acidosis and bicarbonate concentration in the body fluids resulting either from the accumulation of acids or the abnormal loss of bases from the body (as in diarrhea or renal disease)

metabolic alkalosis
noun alkalosis resulting from hydrogen-ion loss or excessive intake of alkaline substances

metabolic disorder
noun a disorder or defect of metabolism

metabolic rate
noun rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period

metabolically
adverb involving metabolism; `metabolically important substances`

metabolism
metabolic process noun the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

metabolite
noun any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism)

metacarpal
adjective of or relating to the metacarpus; `metacarpal bones`

metacarpal artery
arteria metacarpea noun dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand

metacarpal vein
vena metacarpus noun dorsal and palmar veins of the hand

metacarpus
noun the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges

metacenter
metacentre noun (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship

metacentric
adjective having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere; `a metacentric chromosome`

metacentric chromosome
noun a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position

metadata
noun data about data; `a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications`

metagenesis
digenesis noun alternation of sexual and asexual generations

metagrobolized
metagrobolised adjective totally perplexed and mixed up; `all this duncical nonsense has my brains metagrobolized`- Wall Street Journal

metaknowledge
noun knowledge about knowledge

metal detector
noun detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal

metal drum
noun a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids

metal filing
noun a fragment of metal rubbed off by the use of a file

metal glove
noun a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

metal screw
noun screw made of metal

metal wood
noun golf wood with a metal head instead of the traditional wooden head

metal-colored
metal-coloured adjective having a metallic color

metal-cutting
adjective hard and sharp enough to cut metal; `metal-cutting tools`

metalanguage
noun a language that can be used to describe languages

metalepsis
noun substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another

metallic
metal(a) adjective containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; `a metallic compound`; `metallic luster`; `the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades`- Ambrose Bierce

metallic bond
noun a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs

metallic element
metal noun any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

metallike
metal-looking adjective resembling metal

metallized dye
noun acid dye in which the negative ion contains a chelated metal atom

metalloid
adjective of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal; `arsenic is a metalloid element`

metallurgical
metallurgic adjective of or relating to metallurgy; `metallurgical engineer`