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Middennoun(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlementverified
Middle AgenounMWEthe time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)verified
Middle BusternounMWEmoldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrowverified
Middle SchoolnounMWEa school for students intermediate between elementary school and collegeverified
Middle TermnounMWEthe term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusionverified
Middle Thyroid VeinnounMWEa vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular veinverified
Middle WestnounMWEthe north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)verified
Middlebreakernounmoldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrowverified
Middlemannounsomeone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customersverified
MiddlewarenounSoftware that connects two or more software components or applications. It is another term for an application programmer interface or API, and it allows programmers to access lower- or higher-level services by providing an intermediary layer that includes function calls to the services.System
Midgrassnounany of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United Statesverified
MidrangenounComputers that are more powerful and capable than personal computers but less powerful and capable than mainframe computers.System
Midsummer-MennounEurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowersverified
Midwestern United StatesnounMWEthe north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)verified
Midwife ToadnounMWEEuropean toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatchverified
Mierkatnouna mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toesverified
MignonettenounMediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragranceverified
migrationnounThe purpose of this task is to move records from one system or storage medium to another while maintaining authenticity, integrity, reliability, and usability.Process
Migratornounan animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the yearverified
Migratory GrasshoppernounMWEserious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United Statesverified
Migratory LocustnounMWEOld World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetationverified
Mikvahnoun(Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)verified
Mild Silver ProteinnounMWEantiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol)verified
Mileagenounthe ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burnedverified
Miles GloriosusnounMWEa term for a stock character in comedy that plays the braggart soldierverified
Miles Per GallonnounMWEthe distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuelverified
Miles Per HournounMWEthe ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)verified
Milfoilnounubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white floretsverified
Miliary FevernounMWEepidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortalityverified
Miliary TuberculosisnounMWEacute tuberculosis characterized by the appearance of tiny tubercles on one or more organs of the body (presumably resulting from tubercle bacilli being spread in the bloodstream)verified