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Matchetnouna large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetationverified
MatchingnounWith respect to compared and non-compared transactions, the process of comparing the trade or settlement details provided by counterparties to ensure they agree with respect to the terms of the transaction. Also called comparison checking.ProcessRegulated
Matching FundsnounMWEfunds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sourcesverified
Matchweednounany of several plants of the genus Gutierrezia having tiny flower heads that resemble the heads of matchesverified
Matelotenounhighly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stockverified
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.EventRegulated
Material WitnessnounMWEa witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matterverified
Materialismnouna desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual mattersverified
MaterialitynounRefers to the significance of a matter in relation to a set of financial or performance information. If a matter is material to the set of information, then it is likely to be of significance to a user of that informationMetric
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
Maternalismnounthe quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a motherverified
Maternitynounthe quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a motherverified
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
Mathnouna science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementverified
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
Mathematicsnouna science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementverified
Mathematics DepartmentnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematicsverified
Matilija PoppynounMWEtall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowersverified
Matriarchatenouna form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female lineverified
Matriarchynouna form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female lineverified
Matrimonial LawnounMWEthat branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimonyverified
Matrimonynounthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)verified
Matrimony VinenounMWEany of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berriesverified
Matrixnoun(mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columnsverified
Matrix InversionnounMWEdetermination of a matrix that when multiplied by the given matrix will yield a unit matrixverified
Matrix PrinternounMWEa printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrixverified
Matrix TranspositionnounMWEthe interchange of each row of a square matrix with the corresponding columnverified
Matter of FactnounMWEa disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decideverified
Matter of LawnounMWEa disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decideverified
Mattressnouna large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bedverified
Maturationnoun(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pusverified
Mature-Onset DiabetesnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Maturitynounthe period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developedverified
Maturity-Onset DiabetesnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Maturity-Onset Diabetes MellitusnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified