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- MIGRAINEA severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.
- MILLETAny of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
- MIMESISThe representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
- MIMETICExhibiting mimesis.
- MIMICTo imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- MINSTERA monastic church.
- MIOSISContraction of the pupil of the eye.
- MISANDRYHatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.
- MISANTHROPEOne who has a negative view of the entire human race.
- MISANTHROPYA negative view or hatred of the human race.
- MISOGYNICMisogynistic; woman-hating.
- MISOGYNISTOne who professes misogyny; a hater of women.
- MISOGYNOUSOf, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny; misogynistic.
- MISOLOGIESHatred or fear of reasoning or argument.
- MISOLOGYHatred or fear of reasoning or argument.
- MITHRIDATEAny of various historical medicines, typically an electuary compounded with various poison, believed to derive from Mithridates VI and to serve as a universal antidote. Synonym of
- MITOSISThe division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.
- MITREA covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many reincarnations, most recently as a tall cap with two points or peaks.
- MIURUSA dactylic hexameter with short penultimate syllable.
- MNEMEPersisting effect of memory of past events.
- MOIRAIThe three Fates, personifications of destiny.
- MOLYA magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
- MONADICof, relating to, or being a monad
- MONARCHThe ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
- MONARCHYA government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
- MONASTERYA residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.
- MONAZITEany of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are mixed phosphates of the lighter rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and
- MONKA male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
- MONOCHROMEA black and white image, especially such a photograph.
- MONODYAn ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
- MONOSTICHA poem having only one line.
- MONOSYLLABICConsisting of one syllable.
- MORALOf or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.
- MORAYAny of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
- MORONA stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- MORPHA recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.
- MORPHEWA blemish or mark on the skin, especially a blister caused by scurvy.
- MORPHINEA crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics
- MORPHOAny of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies.
- MORPHOTICConnected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework.
- MOSAICA piece of artwork created by placing colored pieces (usually tiles, either regular or irregular in shape) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
- MUCKSlimy mud, sludge.
- MULLETA fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes).
- MUSEOf a person: a source of inspiration.
- MUSEUMA building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artist
- MUSICA series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
- MUSOPHOBIAThe fear of mice (and rats).
- MUSTACHIOA mustache, especially a large or lush one.
- MYASTHENIAAbnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.
- MYDRIASISThe condition of having abnormally large and dilated pupils due to illness or narcotics, particularly stimulants such as methamphetamine, cocaine, etc.
- MYELINA white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.
- MYELITISInflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- MYELONThe spinal cord.
- MYELONSThe spinal cord.
- MYGALEA shrew or ferret.
- MYIASISThe infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots.
- MYLONITEAny rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist created by crushed or ground rock.
- MYOPIAA disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
- MYOSINAny of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.
- MYOSITISInflammation of the muscles.
- MYOSOTISAny plant of the genus Myosotis, the forget-me-nots.
- MYRIADTen thousand; 10,000 Synonym of decamillennium: a period of 10000 years.
- MYRISTICPertaining to nutmeg.
- MYROBALANA plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
- MYRRHA red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.
- MYRTLEAn evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
- MYSTAGOGICOf or relating to mystagogy.
- MYSTAGOGUEA person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines.
- MYSTICOf, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
- MYSTICISMThe beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.
- MYTHA traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narra
- MYTHICMythical; existing in myth.
- MYTHOIplural of mythos.
- MYTHOPOEIACreation of any myth.
- MYTHOPOEICGiving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
- MYTHOSAnything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).
- MYTHUSSynonym of mythos.
- MYXOVIRUSAny of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
- NAIADA female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- NAOSThe inner part of an ancient Greek temple, containing a statue of the temple's deity and surrounded by a colonnaded portico; the Roman cella, which it later gave rise to.
- NARTHEXA western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches.
- NASTICRelating to the response of a plant to a stimulus that does not depend on the location of the stimulus.
- NAUPLIUSA crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
- NAUTICSynonym of nautical.
- NAUTICALOf, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea.
- NAUTILUSA marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nauti
- NAVARCHThe commander of a fleet.
- NEBRISThe skin of a fawn, as worn by Dionysus, and as worn in his honor by his male followers and female followers (maenads) and other votaries in Ancient Greece. It has also been shown
- NECROSISThe localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.
- NECTAREOUSPertaining to nectar; nectarous.
- NEFARIOUSSinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
- NEMATICWhose molecules align in loose parallel lines.
- NEMATODEA worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
- NEMESISAn enemy, especially an archenemy.
- NEOLOGISMA word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
- NEOLOGISTOne who coins a new word or new words.
- NEOPHYTEA beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
- NEOTERICModern, new-fangled.
- NEOTERISMAn innovation or novelty
- NEPHALISMThe practice of abstaining completely from the drinking of alcohol; teetotalism