Nouns

merginae

noun

mergansers and closely related diving birds

mergus

noun

mergansers

meriones

noun

a genus of Cricetidae

meritoriousness

noun

the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)

merlangus

noun

whitings

merluccius

noun

hakes

meromelia

noun

congenital absence of part of an arm or leg

meronym

noun

a word that names a part of a larger whole

meronymy

noun

the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whol...

meropidae

noun

bee-eaters

merostomata

noun

used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura...

merrimac

noun

an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the ho...

merriness

noun

the trait of merry joking

mertensia

noun

a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that g...

meryta

noun

small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic climate...

mesantoin

noun

a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in t...

mesasamkranti

noun

Hindu solar holiday at the beginning of the new astrological...

mesembryanthemum

noun

South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that...

mesoamerican

noun

a member of one of the various peoples inhabiting Mesoameric...

mesocricetus

noun

golden hamsters

mesohippus

noun

North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not dir...

mesolithic

noun

middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ag...

mesomorphy

noun

muscular and big-boned

mesophyron

noun

a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above th...

mesophyte

noun

land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply...

mesothelioma

noun

a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdom...

mespilus

noun

medlars

mesquit

noun

any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Pros...

messiahship

noun

the position of messiah

mestiza

noun

a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European...

mestranol

noun

a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a prog...

mesua

noun

genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flower...

metabola

noun

insects that undergo complete metamorphosis

metacyesis

noun

pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the ute...

metadata

noun

data about data

metaknowledge

noun

knowledge about knowledge

metalworks

noun

factory where metal castings are produced

metamorphopsia

noun

a defect of vision in which objects appear to be distorted;...

metaphysis

noun

the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and th...

metaproterenol

noun

a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma a...

metarule

noun

a rule that describes how other rules should be used (as in...

metasequoia

noun

large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat brigh...

metatheria

noun

pouched animals

metchnikov

noun

Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory o...

meteortropism

noun

an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect...

meterstick

noun

a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and...

metformin

noun

an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to t...

methacholine

noun

parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulate...

methanogen

noun

archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as anima...

methapyrilene

noun

antihistamine used to treat allergic responses (as rhinitis...