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Mental HealthnounMWEthe psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustmentverified
Mental MeasurementnounMWEa generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functionsverified
Mental QuicknessnounMWEintelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delayverified
Mental ReservationnounMWEan unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedlyverified
Mental StatenounMWE(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamicverified
Mental TestnounMWEany standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etcverified
Mental TestingnounMWEany standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etcverified
Mentalismnoun(philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awarenessverified
Mentalitynouna habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situationsverified
Mentholnouna crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oilverified
Mentumnouna projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchidsverified
Mepacrinenouna drug used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria, trade name Atabrineverified
Meperidine HydrochloridenounMWEa synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat painverified
Mephenytoinnouna toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffectiveverified
Mephobarbitalnouna long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsyverified
Meprobamatenouna sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxietyverified
Mercantile AgencynounMWEan organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firmsverified
Mercantile SystemnounMWEan economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interestsverified
Mercantilismnounan economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interestsverified
Mercaptopurinenouna drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemiaverified
Merchant acquirernounMWEBankcard association members that initiate and maintain contractual agreements with merchants for the purpose of accepting and processing bankcard transactions.OrganizationRegulatedPCI
Merchant processingnounMWEActivity for the acceptance and settlement of bankcard products and transactions from merchants through the payment system.ProcessRegulatedPCI
Merchant VesselsnounMWEconveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industryverified
Merchant-Venturernouna merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)verified
Mercifulnessnounleniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justiceverified
Mercury CellnounMWEa primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxideverified
Mercury ThermometernounMWEthermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheitverified
Mercury-In-Glass Clinical ThermometernounMWEa mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human bodyverified
Mercury-In-Glass ThermometernounMWEthermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheitverified
Mercury-Vapor LampnounMWEultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vaporverified
Mercynounleniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justiceverified
Mercy KillingnounMWEthe act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)verified
Merestonenounan old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slabverified
Mergansernounlarge crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edgesverified
Merinonounwhite sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional qualityverified
Merino SheepnounMWEwhite sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional qualityverified