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Monkey PinschernounMWEEuropean breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzleverified
Monkey PuzzlenounMWElarge Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nutsverified
Monkey-Bread TreenounMWEAfrican tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey breadverified
Monkeypodnounlarge ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattleverified
Monkfishnounsharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks doverified
Monoaminenouna molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter)verified
Monoamine NeurotransmitternounMWEa monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmissionverified
Monoamine OxidasenounMWEan enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)verified
Monoamine Oxidase InhibitornounMWEany of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulateverified
Monoblastic LeukaemianounMWEleukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the bloodverified
Monoblastic LeukemianounMWEleukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the bloodverified
Monoclonal AntibodynounMWEany of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of identical antibody moleculesverified
Monocot FamilynounMWEfamily of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedverified
Monocot GenusnounMWEgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedverified
Monocracynouna form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)verified
MonoculturenounMonoculture is the case where a large number of users run the same software, and are vulnerable to the same attacks.Vulnerability
Monocytic LeukaemianounMWEleukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the bloodverified
Monocytic LeukemianounMWEleukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the bloodverified
Monofocal IolnounMWEa lens with a single focus that is used after cataract surgery to provide clear distance visionverified
Monofocal Lens ImplantnounMWEa lens with a single focus that is used after cataract surgery to provide clear distance visionverified
Monogramnouna graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined, usually your initialsverified
Monohybridnouna hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)verified
Monohybrid CrossnounMWEhybridization using a single trait with two alleles, as in Mendel's experiments with garden peasverified
Monologuenouna long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)verified
Mononuclear Phagocyte SystemnounMWEa widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrowverified
Mononucleosisnounan acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstreamverified
Monopsonynoun(economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyerverified
Monosaccharidenouna sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugarsverified
Monosaccharosenouna sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugarsverified
Monosemynounhaving a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrasesverified
Monosodium GlutamatenounMWEwhite crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavorverified
Monosomynounchromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid numberverified
Monospaced FontnounMWEa typeface is which each character is given the same width, as by a typewriterverified
Monotremenounthe most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheriaverified
Monounsaturated Fatty AcidnounMWEan unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per moleculeverified
Monozygotic TwinnounMWEeither of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material)verified