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Musk RosenounMWErose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowersverified
Musk ThistlenounMWEEurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower headsverified
Mussel ShrimpnounMWEtiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shellverified
Mustache CupnounMWEa drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drinkverified
Mustang MintnounMWEfragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowersverified
Mustard AgentnounMWEa toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungsverified
Mustard GasnounMWEa toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungsverified
Mustard SaucenounMWEsauce of prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and vegetable oil with sugar and seasoningsverified
Mutant GenenounMWEa gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affectedverified
Mutton ChopnounMWEfacial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)verified
Mutual AuthenticationnounMWEThe process of both entities involved in a transaction verifying each other. See bidirectional authentication .verified
Mutual ExclusivenessnounMWEthe relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same timeverified
Mutual FundnounMWEa regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its sharesverified
Mutual Fund CompanynounMWEa regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its sharesverified
Mutual InductionnounMWEgeneration of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuitsverified
Mutual Savings BanknounMWEa state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trusteesverified
Mutual SuspicionnounMWECondition in which two information systems need to rely upon each other to perform a service, yet neither trusts the other to properly protect shared data.verified
Myasthenia GravisnounMWEa chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck)verified
Myasthenic SyndromenounMWEa disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching backverified
Myelin SheathnounMWEa layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibersverified
Myenteric PlexusnounMWEa plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestinesverified
Myocardial InfarctionnounMWEa sudden and severe instance of abnormal heart function resulting from the lack of blood flow to a part of the heartverified
Myoclonus EpilepsynounMWEepilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic originverified
Myotonia AtrophicanounMWEa severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neckverified
Myotonia CongenitanounMWEa mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffnessverified
Myotonic DystrophynounMWEa severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neckverified
Myotonic Muscular DystrophynounMWEa severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neckverified
Mystery NovelnounMWEnovel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the endverified
Mystery StorynounMWEa story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movieverified