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Monkey PuzzlenounMWElarge Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nutsverified
Monkey-Bread TreenounMWEAfrican tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey breadverified
Monoamine NeurotransmitternounMWEa monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmissionverified
Monoamine OxidasenounMWEan enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)verified
Monoamine Oxidase InhibitornounMWEany of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulateverified
Monoblastic LeukaemianounMWEleukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the bloodverified
Monoblastic LeukemianounMWEleukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the bloodverified
Monoclonal AntibodynounMWEany of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of identical antibody moleculesverified
Monocot FamilynounMWEfamily of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedverified
Monocot GenusnounMWEgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedverified
Monocytic LeukaemianounMWEleukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the bloodverified
Monocytic LeukemianounMWEleukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the bloodverified
Monofocal IolnounMWEa lens with a single focus that is used after cataract surgery to provide clear distance visionverified
Monofocal Lens ImplantnounMWEa lens with a single focus that is used after cataract surgery to provide clear distance visionverified
Monohybrid CrossnounMWEhybridization using a single trait with two alleles, as in Mendel's experiments with garden peasverified
Mononuclear Phagocyte SystemnounMWEa widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrowverified
Monosodium GlutamatenounMWEwhite crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavorverified
Monospaced FontnounMWEa typeface is which each character is given the same width, as by a typewriterverified
Monounsaturated Fatty AcidnounMWEan unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per moleculeverified
Monozygotic TwinnounMWEeither of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material)verified
Monozygous TwinnounMWEeither of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material)verified
Moon CarrotnounMWEany plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliageverified
Moon TrefoilnounMWEevergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped podsverified
Moral AgencynounMWEThe capacity for moral action, reasoning, judgment, and decision making, as opposed to merely having moral consequences.verified
Moral HazardnounMWE(economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)verified
Moral PatiencynounMWEThe moral standing of an entity in the sense of how that entity should be treated.verified
Moral PrinciplenounMWEthe principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social groupverified
Moral SensenounMWEmotivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actionsverified
Morale BuildernounMWEsomething or someone who influences by building or strengthening moraleverified
More ThanadjectiveMWE(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degreecandidate
Mormon CricketnounMWElarge dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United Statesverified
Morning GlorynounMWEany of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the dayverified
Morning-After PillnounMWEa large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourseverified
Morris WormnounMWEA worm program written by Robert T. Morris, Jr. that flooded the ARPANET in November, 1988, causing problems for thousands of hosts.verified
Morse CodenounMWEa telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)verified