English words: molecular genetics to molybdophyllite

300 English words, part 113 of 159 of the words starting with M, A to Z. 22 have a page of their own.

English words molecular genetics to molybdophyllite

molecular genetics noun: A field of biology which studies the structure and function of genes at a molecular level.
molecular knife noun: An enzyme capable of removing specific genes from a sequence of DNA, especially to disable the replication of a virus.
molecular mass noun: The mass of an individual molecule of an element or compound.
molecular mechanics noun: A non-rigorous method of computing the structures, energies, and some properties of molecules by assuming they behave like small balls connected by springs.
molecular medicine noun: the branch of medicine that studies the manipulation of genes, and the subsequent effect on genetic diseases
molecular modeling noun: a number of techniques for studying molecules and their interaction; originally involved the building of physical models, but now uses computer simulation
molecular orbital noun: The quantum mechanical behavior of an electron in a molecule describing the probability of the electron's particular position and energy; approximated by a...
molecular orbital theory noun: A method of determining the structure of a molecule by assuming that electrons are not fixed to bonds between individual atoms
molecular oxygen noun: Synonym of dioxygen.
molecular pathology noun: The application of chemical analysis to pathology
molecular sieve noun: A material, usually a zeolite silicate mineral, having pores of a precise and uniform size, that can be used to separate molecules of different shape and size.
molecular volume noun: The van der Waals volume of a molecule.
molecular weight noun: The sum of the atomic weights of every atom in a molecule.
molecularism noun: A theory according to which the molecular properties of protoplasm were responsible for psychological phenomena.
molecularist noun: A proponent of molecularism.
molecularity noun: The state of being molecular
molecularization noun: Conversion into a molecule (or into molecular form).
molecularize verb: To make molecular; to convert to the level of molecules.
molecularly adverb: In a molecular manner.
molecule noun /ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/: The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by...
molehead noun: A stone bulwark forming a haven or harbour; a breakwater.
moleheap noun /ˈməʊlhiːp/: Synonym of molehill.
molehill noun, verb /ˈməʊlhɪl/: A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.
molehilly adjective /ˈməʊlhɪli/: Having many molehills.
molehunt noun: An investigation attempting to identify moles (agents who have infiltrated an organisation).
molehunter noun: One who investigates and attempts to identify a mole (agent who has infiltrated an organisation).
moleish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a mole (the animal).
molelike adjective: Resembling a mole.
Molenaar proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Molenbeek proper noun: Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, one of 19 municipalities in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.
molendinaceous adjective: Resembling a windmill.
molendinary adjective: Relating to mills or milling.
molengraaffite noun: Synonym of lamprophyllite.
moleomancy noun: Divination by interpreting moles on the body, supposedly developed by the Greek physician Hippocrates.
moleoscopy noun: moleomancy.
moleosophy noun: moleomancy.
molephantin noun: A sesquiterpene lactone found in Elephantopus mollis.
molephantinin noun: A sesquiterpene lactone found in Elephantopus mollis.
moleproof adjective: Resistant to moles (the animal).
moler noun: Synonym of molecatcher (“one who catches moles”).
molerat noun: Alternative form of mole rat.
Molesey proper noun /ˈməʊlzi/: A town in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England, on the opposite side of the River Thames from Hampton Court. Divided into East and West Molesey.
moleskin noun, verb /ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/: The fur of a mole.
molest verb /məˈlɛst/: To sexually assault or sexually harass.
molestability noun: The state or condition of being molestable.
molestable adjective: Capable of, or suitable for, being molested.
molestache noun: A type of scrawny or unkempt mustache supposedly associated with child molesters.
molestation noun /mɒlɪˈsteɪʃən/: The act of molesting.
molestee noun: One who has been molested.
molester noun /məˈlɛstɚ/: One who molests.
molestful adjective: Troublesome; vexatious.
Molesworth proper noun: A surname.
Molesworthian adjective: Reminiscent of Nigel Molesworth, a fictional schoolboy and supposed author of a series of humorous books by Geoffrey Willans parodying school life.
moletrap noun: A trap designed to catch moles (the animals).
moletronic adjective: Relating to moletronics.
moletronics noun: molecular electronics
molewarp noun: Alternative form of mouldwarp.
Molex connector noun: A rectangular connector usually used for transmitting power in computers.
Molex to SATA, lose all your data phrase: Using a Molex-to-SATA adapter to power a storage device may lead to loss of data, as a poorly designed and unreliable connector may cause damage by failing...
moley adjective, noun: Pertaining to, full of, or characteristic of moles (burrowing insectivores).
molfile noun: Any of several formats of table (and associated computer file) for holding information about the atoms, bonds, connectivity and coordinates of a molecule
molgophid noun: Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Molgophis
molgramostim noun: A particular immunostimulator
molid noun: Any fish in the family Molidae.
Molieresque adjective: Reminiscent of Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622–1673), French playwright and actor.
molimen noun: An effort or impulse toward a certain effect.
molimina noun /məˈlɪ.mə.nə/: The premenstrual time frame, including any symptoms, other than bleeding, that precede menstruation.
moliminal adjective: Relating to the molimina.
moliminous adjective /mə(ʊ)ˈlɪmɪnəs/: Momentous, weighty.
molimo noun: A bent trumpet-like musical instrument used in sacred ceremonies among the Baka people.
Molin proper noun: A surname.
Molina proper noun /mɵˈlinə/: A surname from Spanish.
Molinari proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Molinaro proper noun: A surname from Italian, equivalent to English Miller.
molinary adjective: Relating to milling.
molinate noun: A toxic thiocarbamate herbicide ethyl azepane-1-carbothioate
molindone noun: A particular kind of therapeutic antipsychotic that is used to treat schizophrenia.
moline noun: The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
moline cross noun: A cross moline.
Moliner noun: A person from or resident of Moline, Illinois.
molinet noun: A short rod that was used for stirring hot chocolate drinks before emulsifiers were available.
Molineux proper noun /ˈmɒlɪnjuː/: A surname
molinillo noun: A traditional Mexican wood whisk that is twirled between the palms in order to stir hot beverages such as hot chocolate or cacao.
Molinism proper noun: A religious doctrine attempting to reconcile the providence of God with human free will.
Molinist adjective, noun: Of or relating to Molinism.
Molinistic adjective: Relating or conforming to Molinism.
Molino proper noun: A surname.
molinological adjective: Relating to molinology.
molinologist noun: One who studies molinology (the study of mills).
molinology noun: The study of mills.
Molins proper noun: A surname from Catalan.
Molisch reaction noun: Synonym of Molisch's test.
Molisch's reagent noun: α-naphthol (C₁₀H₈OH) dissolved in ethanol (C₂H₅OH). It is used in Molisch's test for the detection of carbohydrates.
Molise proper noun /mɔˈli.zeɪ/: An administrative region of southern Italy.
molish adjective: Alternative spelling of moleish
Moliterno noun: An Italian pasta filata cheese.
Molitor proper noun: A surname.
molka noun: Secretly installed miniature cameras used to capture voyeuristic images and videos in South Korea.
moll adjective, noun /mɒl/: A female companion of a gangster or other criminal, especially a former or current prostitute.
moll buzzer noun: A petty criminal who accompanies a female pickpocket.
mollag noun: A fishing float made from animal skin.
mollamide noun: Any of a group of cytotoxic cyclopeptides present in the tunicate Didemnum molle
Molland proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8028).
Mollard proper noun: A surname.
Mollaret's meningitis noun: A recurrent inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
molle adjective, noun: flat; lowered by a semitone
mollebart noun: An agricultural implement formerly used in Flanders, consisting of a kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man.
mollemock noun: Alternative form of mollymawk.
mollemoke noun: Any of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, such as Fulmarus glacialis of the North Atlantic and several species of Pterodroma of the...
Mollenkopf proper noun: A surname.
Moller proper noun: A surname.
Möller-Barlow disease noun: The disease scurvy, especially in infants.
mollescence noun: The quality of being mollescent.
mollescent adjective: Becoming soft.
Mollet proper noun: A surname from French.
molleton noun: A kind of thick woollen material, once important in the Canada trade.
Mollett proper noun: A surname.
mollic adjective: Dark (having a color value and chroma of 3 or less when moist), with minimum organic carbon content, and high concentration of calcium carbonate.
Mollica proper noun: A surname from Italian.
mollicute noun: Any bacterium, of the class Mollicutes, that lacks a cell wall
mollie noun /ˈmɒlɪ/: Any of many New World fish of the genus Poecilia, formerly called Mollienesia; more commonly molly.
mollie house noun: Alternative form of molly house.
mollient adjective: Serving to soften or assuage; emollient.
molliently adverb: In a mollient manner.
Mollier diagram noun: A chart that plots total heat against entropy, describing the enthalpy of a thermodynamic system.
mollifiable adjective: Capable of being mollified.
mollification noun: The act of mollifying.
mollifiedly adverb: Having been mollified.
mollifier noun: One who mollifies.
mollify verb /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/: To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
mollifyingly adverb: So as to mollify.
molligrubs noun: Alternative form of mulligrubs.
mollin noun: A soft soap of potassium hydroxide and coconut oil, used as a basis for ointments.
molline noun: A base for ointments used in skin diseases, a soft soap mixed with excess of fat and glycerine.
mollipilose adjective: Having soft hairs; downy.
mollisacacidin noun: A leucoanthocyanidin found in the heartwood of Acacia mollissima, a synonym for Acacia mearnsii.
mollisher noun: A disreputable girl or woman, especially one who lives with a thief.
mollisol noun: A type of soil that forms in semiarid to semihumid areas, typically under a grassland cover, with deep, high organic matter and a nutrient-enriched surface...
mollities ossium noun: osteomalacia
mollitious adjective: sensuous or luxurious.
mollitude noun /ˈmɒlɪtjuːd/: Softness; luxuriousness.
molliturbel noun: A turbel that has a mollic epipedon
Mollo proper noun: A surname.
Mollohan proper noun: A surname.
mollorthel noun: An orthel that has a mollic epipedon
Molloy proper noun: A surname from Irish.
mollu-series noun: A class of glycosphingolipids containing the sequence Fucα(1,4)GlcNAcβ(1,2)Manα(1,3)Manβ(1,4)Glcβ-Cer. (fucose, N-acetylglucosamine, mannose, mannose,...
mollugin noun: A naphthohydroquinone found in Rubia cordifolia.
molluginaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Molluginaceae.
mollusc noun /ˈmɒləsk/: A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
mollusca noun: Molluscs considered as a group.
molluscacidal adjective: Alternative form of molluscicidal.
molluscacide noun: Alternative form of molluscicide.
molluscan adjective, noun: Pertaining to molluscs.
molluscicidal adjective: Acting as a molluscicide; fatal to molluscs.
molluscicide noun, verb: A substance that kills molluscs.
molluscivore noun: Any creature that eats molluscs.
molluscivorous adjective: That eats molluscs
molluscivory noun: The condition of being a molluscivore
mollusclike adjective: Alternative spelling of mollusklike.
molluscoid adjective, noun: belonging to the former phylum Molluscoidea, which somewhat resembled mollusks.
molluscoidal adjective: molluscoid
molluscophobia noun: The fear of molluscs.
molluscous adjective: molluscan
molluscum noun: Any of various skin diseases marked by soft, pulpy nodules or tumors
molluscum contagiosum noun: A viral infection of the skin or (occasionally) mucous membranes, caused by Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV), a DNA poxvirus.
molluscum fibrosum noun: skin tags associated with tuberous sclerosis
molluseries noun: Alternative form of mollu-series.
mollusk noun: US standard spelling of mollusc.
molluskan adjective: Alternative spelling of molluscan.
molluskicidal adjective: Alternative spelling of molluscicidal.
molluskicide noun: Any substance intended to kill mollusks
mollusklike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a mollusk.
Mollweide projection noun: An equal-area, pseudocylindrical map projection generally used for maps of the world or celestial sphere.
molly noun, verb /ˈmɒli/: A woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute.
molly bolt noun: A specialized screw fastener used with drywall as a hollow-wall anchor.
molly-dooker noun: Alternative form of mollydooker.
molly-guard noun /ˈmɒli ɡɑːd/: A physical barrier to protect something from unwanted contact, especially a shield to prevent accidental tripping of an emergency shutdown or power switch.
molly-handed adjective: Left-handed. See also mollydooker.
molly house noun: A tavern or other establishment in 18th and 19th century England where homosexuals could meet for various activities, such as cross-dressing and sexual...
Molly Maguire noun: Any of the members of a 19th-century secret society, principally Irish and Irish-American; in the United States, active among coalminers in support of...
Molly Maguireism noun: The activities of the Molly Maguires.
molly-mawk noun: Alternative form of mollymawk.
molly miller noun: Scartella cristata, a fish of the family Blenniidae.
molly moocher noun: A morel (type of mushroom).
Molly Mormon noun: A stereotypical or idealized female member of the LDS Church.
molly wop verb: To hit (someone) hard.
mollyblobs noun: Synonym of cowslip.
mollycoddle noun, verb /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/: A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
mollycoddler noun: One who mollycoddles.
mollycoddling noun, verb: An act of excessive pampering.
mollydook noun: Alternative form of mollydooker.
mollydooker noun: A left-handed person.
mollyduker noun: Alternative form of mollydooker.
mollyfoggin' adjective: Pronunciation spelling of mollyfogging.
mollyfogging adjective: Motherfucking.
mollygrubs noun: Alternative form of mulligrubs.
mollyguard noun: Alternative form of molly-guard.
mollyhawk noun: A mollymawk.
mollying-cull noun: A male homosexual.
mollymawk noun: A fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis).
mollynogging noun: The act of frequenting the company of prostitutes or immoral women.
Mollywood proper noun /ˈmɒ.li.wʊd/: The Malayalam-speaking film industry in Kerala.
Molnar proper noun: A surname.
Molniya noun: Ellipsis of Molniya orbit.
Molniya orbit noun: A highly elliptical orbit with an eccentricity of 0.74, inclination of 63.4 degrees, an argument of perigee of −90 degrees, and an orbital period of half a...
molnupiravir noun: An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the first to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the MHRA in the United Kingdom.
moloch noun /ˈmɒlɒk/: Any of species Moloch horridus of Australian lizards, sole species of the genus Moloch.
Molochian adjective: Of or relating to Moloch.
Molochise verb: Alternative form of Molochize.
Molochism noun: worship of the god Moloch
Molochize verb /ˈməʊlɒkaɪz/: To offer as a sacrifice.
molohiya noun: Alternative form of mulukhiyah.
moloi noun /məˈlɔɪ/: A magician, witch, wizard, or other magic-user, especially in traditional tribal society.
moloid adjective, noun: A species in the Molidae subfamily, which includes molas and ocean sunfish.
Molokai proper noun /ˈmɒləkaɪ/: The fifth largest island of Hawaii.
Molokan noun: A member of a Christian sect that evolved from "Spiritual Christian" Russian peasants who refused to obey the Russian Orthodox Church, beginning in the...
molokhia noun: Alternative form of mulukhiyah.
molompi noun: The light, elastic wood of the tree Pterocarpus erinaceus.
molon labe phrase: An expression of defiance, mostly used to show support of the right to keep and bear arms and the opposition of gun control in the United States; often...
Moloney proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Moloney's mimic bat noun: Mimetillus moloneyi, a species of vesper bat found in Africa.
Molong proper noun: A town in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
Molony proper noun: A surname from Irish.
molosser noun: A dog of various large, solidly-built breeds, typically having heavy bones, pendant ears, and a relatively short and well-muscled neck with a short, broad...
Molossian adjective, noun: A member of the ancient Epirote ethnos which Olympias came from.
molossic adjective, noun: Synonym of molossus (“type of metrical foot”).
molossid noun: Any bat in the family Molossidae
molossine noun /məˈlɒsaɪn/: A bat of the genus Molossus.
molossus noun: A metrical foot of three long syllables.
Molotoff cocktail noun: Alternative spelling of Molotov cocktail.
Molotov noun, verb /ˈmɒ.lə.tɒv/: Synonym of Molotov cocktail.
Molotov bread basket noun: Alternative form of Molotov breadbasket.
Molotov breadbasket noun: A cluster bomb; a munition that disperses multiple smaller explosives.
molotov cocktail noun /ˈmɒ.ləˌtɒf ˈkɒk.teɪl/: A crude incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, either filled with a flammable liquid such as petroleum and supplied with a rag for a fuse that is lit...
Molotov's bread basket noun: Alternative form of Molotov breadbasket.
Molotov's cocktail noun: Alternative form of Molotov cocktail.
Molotovism noun: The philosophy and politics espoused by Vyacheslav Molotov.
molozonide noun: Any of a class of unstable heterocycles containing three successive oxygen atoms in a five-membered ring; the 1,2,3-trioxolanes
molpadiid noun: Any sea cucumber in the family Molpadiidae
molrac noun: Any organic compound having a rigid, multicyclic structure resembling a rack
molracetam noun: A racetam drug.
molsidomine noun: An oral vasodilating drug.
Molson proper noun: A surname originating as a matronymic.
Molson muscle noun: Beer belly.
molt noun, verb: US standard spelling of moult.
moltable adjective: Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible.
molten adjective /ˈmɒltən/: Melted, especially due to great heat
molten chocolate cake noun: Synonym of lava cake
molten lava cake noun: Synonym of lava cake.
moltenly adverb: While, or as if, molten; incandescently.
moltenness noun: The quality of being molten.
Molteno disease noun: A form of poisoning in cattle and horses, caused by consumption of the plant Senecio latifolius.
molter noun: One who, or that which, molts or sheds.
molting noun, verb: A molt; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc.
Molton proper noun: A surname.
Moltoni's warbler noun: Sylvia subalpina, an Old World warbler.
Molucca proper noun: The Molucca Islands, a group of islands in Southeast Asia which are now part of Indonesia.
Molucca balm noun: Synonym of shellflower (“a plant in the mint family grown for its distinctive circular green calyxes, Moluccella laevis”)
Molucca bean noun: Any of certain types of drift seeds (sea beans) that wash up on northern European and Atlantic coasts, originally from tropical vines in the Caribbean and...
Molucca berry noun: The edible, red-orange aggregate fruit of the Rubus ellipticus plant.
Molucca crab noun: Synonym of horseshoe crab
Molucca grains noun: The highly toxic seeds of the Croton tiglium tree, historically used in traditional medicine to extract croton oil.
Molucca palm noun: Nipa palm (Nypa fruticans).
Moluccan adjective, noun: Dated form of Malukan.
Moluccas proper noun /məˈlʌkəz/: An archipelago of Indonesia.
Moluche noun: An indigenous people of Chile who spoke a dialect of Mapudungun.
moluranite noun: An amorphous mineral containing hydrogen, molybdenum, oxygen, and uranium.
moly noun /ˈməʊli/: A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
moly cow noun /ˈməʊli kaʊ̯/: A device used to extract the metastable isotope technetium-99m from a source of decaying molybdenum-99.
molybdate noun: The anion MoO₄²⁻.
molybdatophosphoric adjective: phosphomolybdic
molybdena noun: molybdenite
molybdenacyclopentane noun: The saturated organometallic heterocycle having four carbon atoms and one molybdenum atom; any derivative (typically carbonyl) of this compound
molybdenate noun: Synonym of molybdate.
molybdenic adjective: Relating to molybdenum in a +2 oxidation state
molybdeniferous adjective: Containing or producing molybdenum.
molybdenite noun: A mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS₂, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.
molybdenosis noun: Alternative form of molybdosis.
molybdenous adjective: Relating to molybdenum in a +6 oxidation state
molybdenum noun /məˈlɪbdɪnəm/: A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.
molybdenum blue noun: A complex oxide derived from a heteropoly acid of molybdenum and another element, typically phosphorus
molybdenum disulfide noun: a black, crystalline inorganic polymer of empirical formula MoS₂ that occurs as the mineral molybdenite and is used as a lubricant having a structure...
molybdenum disulphide noun: Alternative spelling of molybdenum disulfide.
molybdenyl noun: A cation or group derived from molybdate
molybdian adjective: Containing molybdenum
molybdic adjective /məˈlɪbdɪk/: Relating to molybdenum, especially describing compounds of molybdenum in which it has an oxidation state of +6.
molybdic acid noun: the hydrated form of molybdenum trioxide, H₂MoO₄
molybdite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing molybdenum and oxygen.
molybdocene noun: A metallocene containing a molybdenum atom.
molybdochaperone noun: A chaperone for a molybdoenzyme
molybdoenzyme noun: Any metalloenzyme in which the active metal is molybdenum.
molybdoflavoprotein noun: Any flavoprotein containing molybdenum
molybdofornacite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic light green mineral containing arsenic, chromium, copper, hydrogen, lead, molybdenum, oxygen, and phosphorus.
molybdolysis noun: The breakdown of proteins (at a disulfide bond) by means of molybdate
molybdomancy noun: divination by interpreting shapes formed when molten metal, typically lead or tin, is dropped into water.
molybdomenite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and selenium.
molybdophosphate noun: Synonym of phosphomolybdate.
molybdophosphoric adjective: Synonym of phosphomolybdic.
molybdophyllite noun: A hexagonal-trapezohedral mineral containing hydrogen, lead, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under M: 47,683 words, in 159 parts.