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manganese steel |
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a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese |
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muton |
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the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur |
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manganate |
Noun
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a salt of manganic acid containing manganese as its anion |
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mutton tallow |
Noun
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tallow from the body of a mature sheep |
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myelin |
Noun
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a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers |
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maple sugar |
Noun
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sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree |
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myeline |
Noun
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a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers |
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myristic acid |
Noun
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a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fats |
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marking ink |
Noun
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an indelible ink for marking clothes or linens etc. |
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marsh gas |
Noun
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methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water |
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martensite |
Noun
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a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed |
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medium steel |
Noun
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steel with 0.15-0.3% carbon |
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man-made fiber |
Noun
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fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes |
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megilp |
Noun
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a medium for oil-paints |
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magilp |
Noun
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a medium for oil-paints |
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melamine |
Noun
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a white crystalline organic base |
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melamine resin |
Noun
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a thermosetting resin formed from melamine and an aldehyde |
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meltwater |
Noun
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melted snow or ice |
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menhaden oil |
Noun
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a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather |
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mercuric chloride |
Noun
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a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury |
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mercury chloride |
Noun
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a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury |
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mercurous chloride |
Noun
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a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic |
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message pad |
Noun
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a pad of paper on which messages can be written |
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methane |
Noun
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a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel |
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methane series |
Noun
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a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) |
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methyl bromide |
Noun
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a poisonous gas or liquid (CH3Br) used to fumigate rodents, worms, etc. |
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methylated spirit |
Noun
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ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage |
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methylene group |
Noun
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the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane |
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methylene radical |
Noun
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the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane |
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methylene |
Noun
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the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane |
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methyl |
Noun
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the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane |
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methyl group |
Noun
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the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane |
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methyl radical |
Noun
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the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane |
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methionine |
Noun
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a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur |
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methyl salicylate |
Noun
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a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen |
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mild steel |
Noun
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steel with less than 0.15% carbon |
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mine pig |
Noun
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pig iron made entirely from ore |
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mineral oil |
Noun
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a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener) |
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misch metal |
Noun
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a pyrophoric alloy made from a mixture of rare-earth metals |
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mitogen |
Noun
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an agent that triggers mitosis |
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motor oil |
Noun
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oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor |
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molybdenum steel |
Noun
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steel containing 10-15% molybdenum |
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monoamine |
Noun
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a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter) |
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monoamine oxidase |
Noun
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an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin) |
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monohydrate |
Noun
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a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound |
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monosaccharide |
Noun
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a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars |
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monosaccharose |
Noun
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a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars |
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muramidase |
Noun
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an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria |
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Mace |
Noun
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(trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person |
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monoxide |
Noun
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an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule |