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

Mutillidae
family Mutillidae noun a family of wasps

mutineer
noun someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)

mutinous
adjective consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny; `mutinous acts`; `mutinous thoughts`; `a mutinous speech`

Mutinus
genus Mutinus noun a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phallaceae

mutiny
noun open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

mutisia
noun any of various plants of the genus Mutisia

mutism
muteness noun the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak; `her muteness was a consequence of her deafness`

muton
noun the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur

mutter
muttering noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

mutter
grumble verb make complaining remarks or noises under one`s breath; `she grumbles when she feels overworked`

mutterer
mumbler noun a person who speaks softly and indistinctly

mutton
mut noun the square of a body of any size of type

mutton chop
noun chop cut from a mature sheep

mutton snapper
muttonfish noun similar to and often marketed as `red snapper`;

mutton tallow
noun tallow from the body of a mature sheep

mutual aid
international logistic support noun arrangements made between nations to assist each other

mutual exclusiveness
inconsistency noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

mutual fund
open-end fund noun a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares

mutual induction
noun generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits

mutual opposition
noun a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies; `he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil`

mutual resemblance
noun symmetrical resemblance

mutual savings bank
MSB noun a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees

mutual understanding
mutual affection noun sympathy of each person for the other

mutuality
interdependence noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)

mutuality
noun a reciprocality of sentiments; `the mutuality of their affection was obvious`

mutually
adverb in a mutual or shared manner; `the agreement was mutually satisfactory`; `the goals of the negotiators were not reciprocally exclusive`

mutualness
noun a reciprocality of sentiments; `the mutuality of their affection was obvious`

Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge noun United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (1830-1904)

muzhik
moujik noun a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)

Muztag
Muztagh noun a highest mountain peak in the Kunlun Shan in China; near the Indian border (23,891 feet high)

muzzle
noun forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose

muzzle loader
noun an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle

muzzle velocity
noun the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun

muzzle-loading
adjective (of firearms) taking the projectile or cartridge through the muzzle

muzzler
noun someone who muzzles animals

Mwanza
noun a city in northern Tanzania on Lake Victoria

Mwera
noun a Bantu language spoken in southern coastal Tanzania

Mya
genus Mya noun type genus of the family Myacidae

Myaceae
order Myaceae noun clams

Myacidae
family Myacidae noun soft-shell clams

Myadestes
genus Myadestes noun solitaires

myalgia
myodynia noun pain in a muscle or group of muscles

myalgic
adjective of or relating to myalgia

Myanmar
Union of Burma noun a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; `much opium is grown in Myanmar`

Myanmar monetary unit
noun monetary unit in the Union of Burma

myasthenia gravis
myasthenia noun a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions

Mycelia Sterilia
order Mycelia Sterilia noun order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage

mycelium
noun the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae

Mycenae
noun an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age

Mycenaean
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants; `Mycenaean bronzes`

Mycenaean civilization
Mycenaean civilisation noun the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished 1400-1100 BC

Mycenaen
noun a native or inhabitant of ancient Mycenae

Mycetophilidae
family Mycetophylidae noun fungus gnats

mycobacteria
mycobacterium noun rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases

Mycobacteriaceae
family Mycobacteriaceae noun a family of bacteria

mycologist
noun a botanist who specializes in the study of fungi

mycology
noun the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases

mycomycin
noun a highly unsaturated antibiotic acid obtained from an actinomycete

mycophagist
micophage noun a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms)

mycophagy
noun the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild)

mycoplasma
noun any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack a cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection

Mycoplasmataceae
family Mycoplasmataceae noun pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals

Mycoplasmatales
order Mycoplasmatales noun coextensive with the family Mycoplasmataceae

mycotoxin
noun a toxin produced by a fungus

Mycrosporidia
order Mycrosporidia noun an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia

Mycteria
genus Mycteria noun a genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis

Mycteroperca
genus Mycteroperca noun groupers

Myctophidae
family Myctophidae noun deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes

mydriasis
noun reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs

mydriatic
mydriatic drug noun a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations

myelatelia
noun any developmental defect of the spinal cord

myelencephalon
noun the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults

myelic
adjective of or relating to the spinal cord

myelin
myeline noun a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers

myelinated
medullated adjective (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin

myelinic
adjective of or relating to the substance that forms a sheath around the axon of some nerve fibers

myelinization
myelinisation noun the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber

myelitis
noun inflammation of the spinal cord

myeloblast
noun a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow

myeloblastic leukemia
noun a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by numerous myeloblasts in the blood stream

myelocyte
noun an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow

myelocytic leukemia
granulocytic leukemia noun a malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; marked by proliferation of myelocytes and their presence in the blood

myelofibrosis
noun fibrosis of the bone marrow

myelogram
noun X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space

myelography
noun roentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space)

myeloid
adjective of or relating to bone marrow

myeloma
noun a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow

myelomeningocele
noun a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation

myenteric plexus
plexus myentericus noun a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines

myiasis
noun infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation

Mylanta
noun an antacid

Mylar
noun a thin polyester film

Myliobatidae
family Myliobatidae noun eagle rays

mylodon
noun large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America

mylodontid
noun a variety of extinct edentate

Mylodontidae
family Mylodontidae noun extinct South American edentates

myna
mynah noun tropical Asian starlings

myocardial
adjective of or relating to the myocardium

myocardial infarction
myocardial infarct noun destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

myocardial inflammation
myocarditis noun inflammation of the myocardium (the muscular tissue of the heart)