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Mask of PregnancynounMWEa tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptivesverified
Masking PapernounMWEadhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be paintedverified
Masking PiecenounMWEscenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seenverified
Masking TapenounMWEadhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be paintedverified
Mason WaspnounMWEany of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their youngverified
Masquerade AttacknounMWEA type of attack in which one system entity illegitimately poses as (assumes the identity of) another entity.verified
Mass ActionnounMWE(neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioningverified
Mass DefectnounMWEthe amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particlesverified
Mass DeficiencynounMWEthe amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particlesverified
Mass HysterianounMWEa condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitationverified
Mass MurderernounMWEa person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incidentverified
Mass ProductionnounMWEthe production of large quantities of a standardized article, often using assembly line techniquesverified
Mass Rapid TransitnounMWEan urban public transit system using underground or elevated trainsverified
Mass SpectrographnounMWEa mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrumverified
Mass SpectrometernounMWEspectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometerverified
Mass SpectroscopynounMWEthe use of spectroscopy to determine the masses of small electrically charged particlesverified
Mass SpectrumnounMWEa distribution of ions as shown by a mass spectrograph or a mass spectrometerverified
Mass-Action PrinciplenounMWE(neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioningverified
Mass-Energy EquivalencenounMWE(physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured quantity of energyverified
Massage ParlornounMWEa place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massageverified
Massasauga RattlernounMWEpygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexicoverified
Masse ShotnounMWEa shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly verticallyverified
Massed FirenounMWEfire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area, as fire by batteries of two or more warshipsverified
Mast CellnounMWEa large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammationverified
Master Cryptographic Ignition KeynounMWEKey device with electronic logic and circuits providing the capability for adding more operational CIKs to a keyset.verified
Master FilenounMWE(computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanentverified
Master of CeremoniesnounMWEa person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)verified
Master RacenounMWEa race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the othersverified
Master's DegreenounMWEan academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degreeverified
Mastic TreenounMWEan evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resinverified
Match PlanenounMWEa plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboardsverified
Matched instructionsnounMWETwo Instructions in which the information set forth in a specific CLS Bank Rule is matched in accordance with the parameters and procedures set forth in the CLS Bank Rules.verified
Matching FundsnounMWEfunds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sourcesverified
Materia MedicanounMWEthe science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effectsverified
Material BreachnounMWEa breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contractverified
material changenounMWEA change in the affairs of a company that is expected to have a significant effect on the market value of its securities - such as a change in the nature of the business, a change in the Board of Directors or the principal officers, a change in the share ownership of the company that could affect control, or the acquisition or disposition of any securities in another company. A material change must be reported to the applicable self-regulatory organization.verified
Material WitnessnounMWEa witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matterverified
Materials HandlingnounMWEact of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devicesverified
Maternal QualitynounMWEthe quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a motherverified
Maternal-Infant BondingnounMWEthe attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birthverified
Maternity HospitalnounMWEa hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infantsverified
Maternity WardnounMWEa hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infantsverified
Mathematical FunctionnounMWE(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)verified
Mathematical GroupnounMWEa set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverseverified
Mathematical LogicnounMWEany logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validityverified
Mathematical RelationnounMWEa relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)verified
Mathematical SpacenounMWE(mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kindverified
Mathematical SymbolnounMWEa character that is used to indicates a mathematical relation or operationverified
Mathematics DepartmentnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematicsverified