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Molotov CocktailnounMWEa crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wickverified
Molternounan animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)verified
Molucca BalmnounMWEaromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyxverified
Molybdenitenouna mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compoundsverified
Molybdenumnouna polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its propertiesverified
Momentnounthe n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed valueverified
Moment Magnitude ScalenounMWEa logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quakeverified
Moment of a CouplenounMWEgiven two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between themverified
Moment of a MagnetnounMWEthe torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic fieldverified
Momotnountropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumageverified
Monarchnounlarge migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markingsverified
Monarch ButterflynounMWElarge migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markingsverified
Moneronnounorganisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesisverified
Monetarismnounan economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of moneyverified
Monetaristnounan advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of moneyverified
Monetary SystemnounMWEanything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or regionverified
Monetary ValuenounMWEthe property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)verified
Monetisationnounestablishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a countryverified
Monetizationnounestablishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a countryverified
Money ChangernounMWEone whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another countryverified
Money CowrienounMWEcowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africaverified
Money PlantnounMWEsoutheastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decorationverified
Monikernouna familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)verified
Monilia DiseasenounMWEan infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)verified
Moniliasisnounan infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)verified
Monitionnouna summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be grantedverified
monitornounTo watch and check the progress or quality of something over a period of time; keep under regular surveillance.Process
Monitor LizardnounMWEany of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australiaverified
Monitor ProgramnounMWEa program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing systemverified
MonitoringnounContinual checking, supervising, critically observing or determining the status in order to identify change from the performance level required or expected.Capability
Monitoring DevicenounMWEdisplay produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitorverified
Monitoring policynounMWERules outlining or delineating the way in which information about the use of computers, networks, applications and information is captured and interpretedRequirement
monitoring procedurenounMWEA description of the steps that are necessary to watch and check the progress or quality of something over a period of time according to standards.Requirement
Monitoring ProgramnounMWEa program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing systemverified
Monitricenounan assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classesverified
Monknouna male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and workverified
Monkey DognounMWEEuropean breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzleverified