English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 158 of 732

masticationnoun

The process of chewing.

masticatornoun

Someone who masticates.

masticatorynoun

Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva.

Mastichochorianame

Southern region of the Greek island Chios, where about 25 villages produce the gum mastic

masticinnoun

A white amorphous substance resembling rubber, obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.

masticotnoun

Obsolete form of massicot.

mastidionnoun

A projection or bump on the chelicerae.

mastiffnoun

One of an old breed of powerful, deep-chested, and smooth-coated dogs, used chiefly as watchdogs and guard dogs.

mastiff batnoun

Any of certain species of the bat family Molossidae, usually the genera Eumops, Mops, Promops, or Chaerephon.

mastigo-prefix

Whip, scourge, lash.

mastigonemenoun

One of the lateral "hairs" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion.

mastigophilianoun

Paraphilia from beating as punishment.

mastigophobianoun

Fear of punishment by beating.

mastigophorannoun

Any member of superclass Mastigophora of protozoa.

mastigophorenoun

Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora (a nematocyst that has a tube that extends beyond its hempe)

mastigophoresnoun

plural of mastigophore

mastigophoricadj

Carrying or wielding a whip.

mastigophorousadj

Carrying a whip, scourge, or wand.

mastigopodnoun

A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).

mastigotenoun

A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.

mastigurenoun

Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.

mastikanoun

A type of hard resin found on various acacia trees, which can be chewed.

mastiticadj

Having or relating to mastitis.

mastitisnoun

Inflammation of a breast.

mastlessadj

Without a mast.

mastlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a mast.

mastmannoun

A sailor who is charged with tending the halyards and other lines near the mast

Mastnyname

A surname from Czech.

mastobanoun

mastava, mastoba (Tajik soup)

mastocarcinomanoun

A carcinoma of the breast.

mastocelnoun

A Mastodon user. Used with connotations of being "basic" or normie-like. Does not refer to users of Mastodon forks, such as Chuckya or glitch-soc.

mastocyotosisnoun

Alternative form of mastocytosis.

mastocytenoun

mast cell

mastocytomanoun

A tumor consisting of mastocytes, commonly found in animals.

mastocytosisnoun

A disorder caused by an overabundance of mastocytes in the body.

mastodonnoun

Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus †Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.

Mastodoniannoun

A user of the decentralized social media platform Mastodon.

mastodonicadj

Of, or pertaining to, the mastodon.

mastodonticadj

Of, or pertaining to, the mastodont

mastodynianoun

mastalgia; pain in the breast

mastofaunanoun

The mammals, or all kinds of mammals, inhabiting a region.

mastofaunaladj

Relating to mastofauna

mastoidadj

Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.

mastoidaladj

mastoid

mastoidectomynoun

The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process

mastoiditisnoun

An inflammation of the mastoid process of the temporal bone.

mastologistnoun

Someone who studies mastology.

mastologynoun

The study of breasts.

Mastonname

A surname.

mastoncusnoun

breast cancer

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