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millicurie

noun

a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie

millidegree

noun

a unit of temperature equal to one-thousandth of a degree

milliequivalent

noun

one-thousandth of an equivalent

milliped

noun

any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a...

milliradian

noun

a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a radi...

millivoltmeter

noun

sensitive voltmeter that can measure voltage in millivolts

milliwatt

noun

a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt

millwheel

noun

water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill

milontin

noun

anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal

miltomate

noun

Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having y...

miltonia

noun

genus of tropical American orchids

miltown

noun

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

milvus

noun

a genus including the common European kits

mimer

noun

an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial exp...

mimicker

noun

someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)

mimidae

noun

sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbi...

mimir

noun

(Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil...

mimosaceae

noun

family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees)...

mimosoideae

noun

alternative name used in some classification systems for the...

mimus

noun

type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds

mindoro

noun

a mountainous island in the central Philippines

minelaying

noun

laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy...

mineralocorticoid

noun

hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex th...

minesweeping

noun

the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines

minginess

noun

extreme stinginess

miniaturisation

noun

act of making on a greatly reduced scale

miniaturist

noun

someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail

minicar

noun

a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car

miniconju

noun

a member of a group of Siouan people who constituted a divis...

minimalism

noun

an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the...

minimisation

noun

the act of reducing something to the least possible amount o...

minimization

noun

the act of reducing something to the least possible amount o...

minipress

noun

antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress)

minisubmarine

noun

submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operati...

minkowski

noun

German mathematician (born in Russia) who suggested the conc...

minn.

noun

a midwestern state

minnesotan

noun

a native or resident of Minnesota

minniebush

noun

low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs

minocin

noun

tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a...

minocycline

noun

tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a...

minoxidil

noun

a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hype...

minter

noun

a skilled worker who coins or stamps money

mintmark

noun

a mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produ...

minuartia

noun

mostly perennial herbs of northern hemisphere often with mat...

minuteness

noun

the property of being very small in size

mips

noun

(computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed...

mirasol

noun

annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which ar...

mirid

noun

a variety of leaf bug

miridae

noun

leaf bugs

mirish

noun

little known Kamarupan languages