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Mad ApplenounMWEhairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetableverified
Mad Cow DiseasenounMWEcommon name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as BSE, a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous systemverified
Mad-Dog SkullcapnounMWEan American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodicverified
Mad-Dog WeednounMWEan American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodicverified
Madnessnounan acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal)verified
Madreporenouncorals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islandsverified
Madriporian CoralnounMWEcorals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islandsverified
Madronanounevergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berriesverified
Madrononounevergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berriesverified
Madwortnounany garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowersverified
Magnouna periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to itverified
Magazinenouna periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to itverified
Magic BulletnounMWEa remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a diseaseverified
Magic NumbernounMWEthe atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126verified
Magic RealismnounMWEa literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative or meticulously realistic painting are combined with surreal elements of fantasy or dreamsverified
Magistratenouna lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)verified
Magnanimousnessnounthe quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conductverified
Magnesium CarbonatenounMWEa very white crystalline salt that occurs naturally as magnesite or as dolomiteverified
Magnetic BottlenounMWEcontainer consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactionsverified
Magnetic Bubble MemorynounMWEa nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicateverified
Magnetic CompassnounMWEcompass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic northverified
Magnetic CorenounMWE(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of dataverified
Magnetic Core MemorynounMWE(computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic coresverified
Magnetic DeclinationnounMWEthe angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true northverified
Magnetic Dipole MomentnounMWE(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipoleverified
Magnetic DiscnounMWE(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is storedverified
Magnetic DisknounMWE(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is storedverified
Magnetic EquatornounMWEan imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dipverified
Magnetic FieldnounMWEthe lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particleverified
Magnetic Field StrengthnounMWEthe amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flowverified
Magnetic FluxnounMWEthe lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particleverified
Magnetic Flux DensitynounMWEthe amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flowverified
Magnetic HeadnounMWEan electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrievedverified
Magnetic InclinationnounMWE(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizonverified
Magnetic InductionnounMWEthe amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flowverified
Magnetic InknounMWEan ink that contains particles of a magnetic substance whose presence can be detected by magnetic sensorsverified
Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR)nounMWEMagnetic codes found on the bottom of checks, deposit slips, and general ledger debit and credit tickets that allow a machine to scan (capture) the information. MICR encoding on a check includes the account number, the routing number, the serial number of the check, and the amount of the check. The amount of the check is encoded when the proof department processes the check.DataRegulatedPII
Magnetic IntensitynounMWEthe amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flowverified