marquetry
A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wooden surface to form intricate designs.
An example of this work.

maruga
A kind of traditional Cuban shaker or rattle made of metal.

marugas
plural of maruga

mascle
A lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making scale mail.
A lozenge with a smaller lozenge-shaped hole in the centre.

mascles
plural of mascle

mascule
Alternative form of mascle.

mascules
plural of mascule

mashie
A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft, the equivalent of a five iron in a modern set of clubs.

mashies
plural of mashie

mashout
The step or process, in brewing beer, of raising the mash (e.g. by adding hot water to it) to a temperature around 75 °C or 170 °F, so as to stop the enzymatic conversion of starch to fermentable sugar and make the mash and wort more fluid.

mashuku
Uapaca kirkiana, the sugar-plum.

mashup
Something consisting of two or more elements combined together.
Something consisting of two or more elements combined together.
Something consisting of two or more elements combined together.
Something consisting of two or more elements combined together.

mashups
plural of mashup

maskin
A molecule that binds to CPE (cytoplasmic polyadenylation element) and thus affects the translation of mRNA in dictyate.

maskins
plural of maskin

masonjoany
A cosmetic paste and sunscreen worn as a protective and decorative mask by women and girls in Madagascar, Comoros, and Mayotte

massecuite
A suspension of sugar crystals in a mother liquor, after boiling of syrup; produced in a sugar factory.

massecuites
plural of massecuite

mastertone
A ringtone consisting of an extract from an original recorded work (and not a synthesised imitation).

mastertones
plural of mastertone

masurium
The metallic element technetium.

matchsafe
A small metal box for carrying matches for lighting a pipe or similar.

matchsafes
plural of matchsafe.

materia
The physical substances which create the natural world: matter, materials, substance, etc.

materialism
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
Synonym of matter, material substances in the aggregate.

materialisms
plural of materialism

mathematicalism
The view that the observable world is material with certain elements of mathematics needed to describe and explain it.

matrikine
Any of a group of extracellular matrix-derived peptides which regulate cell activity

matrikines
plural of matrikine

matrilin
Any of a group of proteoglycan-associated proteins that are major components of extracellular matrix of various tissues

matrilins
plural of matrilin

matriptase
An enzyme that cleaves various kinds of synthetic substrate.

matriptases
plural of matriptase

matrisome
All the extracellular matrix proteins of an organism

matrisomes
plural of matrisome

matrixectomies
plural of matrixectomy

matrixectomy
A procedure making use of chemicals, surgery, cryotherapy or laser to remove all or part of the nail matrix, usually as a treatment for ingrown toenails.

matrixin
A metalloproteinase that hydrolyses matrix proteins

matrixins
plural of matrixin

matrixlysis
The chemical lysis of biological matrix

maturase
Any of a group of proteins that splice introns; any gene that codes for such a protein

maturases
plural of maturase

mauvaniline
mauveine

mauveine
A purple dye, the first synthetic organic dye created.

mauveines
plural of mauveine

maxicircle
One of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being minicircles). They encode the typical protein products needed for the mitochondria.

maxicircles
plural of maxicircle

maytansanoid
Misspelling of maytansinoid.

maytansinoid
Any chemical derivative of maytansine.

maytansinoids
plural of maytansinoid

mazagran
A long cold coffee beverage with lemon, ice, and sometimes sugar, rum or water, served in a tall glass.

mazagrans
plural of mazagran

mazaticol
An anticholinergic.

mazhanje
Uapaca kirkiana, the sugar-plum.

meanfem
Synonym of rudefem.

meanfems
plural of meanfem

measurage
A toll or duty based on the volume of a material; or, the right to collect such a toll or duty.

measurages
plural of measurage

mebanazine
A hydrazine derivative and monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

mebrofenin
A diagnostic reagent.

mebroqualone
A synthetic analogue of methaqualone.

mechanicoreceptor
A receptor that is triggered by mechanical force.

mechanicoreceptors
plural of mechanicoreceptor

mechanoactivation
mechanical activation of a biological or chemical process

mechanoactivations
plural of mechanoactivation

mechanoactivity
mechanical activity in a biological or chemical process

mechanomics
The study or use of mechanomes

mechanonociceptor
A mechanoreceptor involved in the sensation of pain.

mechanonociceptors
plural of mechanonociceptor

mechanophore
Any compound whose reaction is triggered by mechanical force

mechanophores
plural of mechanophore

mechanoregulator
Any material that produces mechanoregulation

mechanoregulators
plural of mechanoregulator

mechanosensilla
plural of mechanosensillum

mechanosensillae
Misspelling of mechanosensilla.

mechanosensillum
A mechanosensitive sensillum.

mechanosignal
A mechanical (rather than a chemical or electrical) signal

mechanosignaling
mechanical (rather than chemical or electrical) signalling

mechanosignalling
Alternative form of mechanosignaling.

mechanosignals
plural of mechanosignal

mechanosyntheses
plural of mechanosynthesis

mechanosynthesis
The direct manipulation of individual molecules using an atomic force microscope.

mechanotoxin
A mechanotoxic material

mechanotoxins
plural of mechanotoxin

mechanotransduction
The conversion of a mechanical stimulus into chemical activity

mechanotransductions
plural of mechanotransduction

mechoacan
A weak form of the drug jalap.

meciadanol
the 3-O-methylation of catechin

mecloqualone
A synthetic analogue of methaqualone with sedative, hypnotic and anxiolytic properties.

meconidine
An alkaloid found in opium, extracted as a yellow amorphous substance which is easily decomposed.

mectizan
ivermectin

mediastine
mediastinum

mediastines
plural of mediastine

medicagophyll
The characteristic chlorophyll of alfalfa (Medicago sativa).

medicament
A medicine, medication or drug.

medicamentation
The administration of medicament; medication.

medicamentations
plural of medicamentation

medicaments
plural of medicament

medicide
Medically assisted suicide; suicide accomplished with the assistance of a physician.

medicides
plural of medicide

medrylamine
A histamine 1 receptor antagonist.

megabase
A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded)
A very large player-built structure where the player lives.

megabasepair
A million (sometimes 2²⁰) base pairs

megabasepairs
plural of megabasepair

megabases
plural of megabase

megainin
Misspelling of magainin.

megalith
A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure.

megaliths
plural of megalith

megaloblast
An abnormally large red blood cell associated with pernicious anemia and with folic acid deficiency.

megaloblasts
plural of megaloblast

megamer
A cross-linked dendritic polymer.

megamers
plural of megamer

megamine
A very large mine (site where minerals are dug up).

megamines
plural of megamine

megamix
A remix taking the form of a medley, with radical alterations and many constituent pieces of music.

megamixes
plural of megamix

meganuclease
An endonuclease that binds to a specific long nucleotide sequence when cleaving.

meganucleases
plural of meganuclease

meganucleotide
A sequence of a million nucleotides in a nucleic acid