Nouns

megillah

noun

(Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical...

megilp

noun

a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varni...

megohm

noun

a unit of resistance equal to one million ohms

megrim

noun

a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently...

melancholiac

noun

someone subject to melancholia

melanosis

noun

a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (e...

melanism

noun

a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (e...

melena

noun

abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from g...

melilot

noun

erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially...

melioration

noun

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

meliorism

noun

the belief that the world can be made better by human effort

melkite

noun

an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the p...

meloid

noun

beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin

melpomene

noun

(Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy

membranophone

noun

a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollo...

menarche

noun

the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman

mendeleev

noun

Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemic...

mendelism

noun

the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws

mendelevium

noun

a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding...

mendelianism

noun

the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws

mendelsohn

noun

German architect who migrated to Palestine in 1937 (1887-195...

mendicity

noun

the state of being a beggar or mendicant

menhaden

noun

shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal an...

menhir

noun

a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and nort...

meninx

noun

a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cor...

menippe

noun

stone crabs

menninger

noun

United States psychiatrist who with his sons founded a famou...

mennonite

noun

a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its...

menorrhagia

noun

abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom...

menstruum

noun

the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnan...

mensuration

noun

the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena accordi...

mentalism

noun

(philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and th...

mentation

noun

the process of using your mind to consider something careful...

mephitis

noun

in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephiti...

meprobamate

noun

a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil...

mercantilism

noun

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of s...

mercaptopurine

noun

a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the meta...

mercifulness

noun

a disposition to be kind and forgiving

mercilessness

noun

feelings of extreme heartlessness

merganser

noun

large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooke...

mericarp

noun

a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturit...

meristem

noun

undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as...

merlon

noun

a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battleme...

merodach

noun

the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu

merops

noun

type genus of the Meropidae

merozoite

noun

a cell that arises from the asexual division of a parent spo...

merrimack

noun

a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows...

merrymaker

noun

a celebrant who shares in a noisy party

merthiolate

noun

a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate)...

mesalliance

noun

a marriage with a person of inferior social status