English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 276 of 732

mermonsternoun

A monster of the sea; a sea-monster.

mermothernoun

A mother mermaid.

mermousenoun

A mermaid mouse; a sea mouse.

MERNname

Acronym of MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js; a common web application solution stack.

mero motuadv

(Of) one's own accord.

mero-prefix

part

meroacyladj

Having one acyl and one other type of group; having acyl groups of different length

merobenthicadj

Partially benthic

meroblastnoun

An ovum (egg) that has both germinal and nutritive parts

meroblasticadj

that undergoes only partial cleavage

meroblasticallyadv

In a meroblastic manner.

merocelenoun

A femoral hernia.

meroceritenoun

A segment of the antenna of a crustacean between the ischiocerite and the carpocerite

meroclonenoun

A colony-forming stem cell that has a lower growth potential than a holoclone because it is a mixture of stem cells and differentiated cells

merocracynoun

Rule by one part.

merocrineadj

Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major damage to the secretory cells.

merocyaninenoun

Any of a class of fluorescent dyes, some of which are notable for their solvatochromatic properties.

merocytenoun

Any cell formed by division of a meroblastic ovum

merocyticadj

Relating to, or composed of, merocytes.

merodiploidadj

Partially diploid (having a second copy of only part of its genome)

merodiploidynoun

The condition of being merodiploid

Meroename

An ancient city on the east bank of the Nile.

merogametenoun

The gamete of a protist produced by schizogony

merogamynoun

Merogony.

merogenesisnoun

reproduction by segmentation

merogenousadj

Related to merogenesis / merogeny

merogenynoun

Synonym of merogenesis.

merogonialadj

Of or pertaining to merogony.

merogonicadj

Of or pertaining to merogony

merogonynoun

A form of asexual reproduction whereby a parasitic protozoan replicates its own nucleus inside its host's cell and then induces cell segmentation; a form of schizogony.

merohedraladj

Describing a form of a crystal that has half (or quarter, eighth etc) of the faces of the normal form

merohedrallyadv

In a merohedral manner

merohedricadj

Describing crystal twinning by merohedry.

Meroicadj

Pertaining to the ancient African civilization south of Egypt with the capital city Meroë.

meroismnoun

The quality or process of being meroistic.

meroisticadj

Describing ovaries (especially of insects) that secrete nutritive (yolk) material as well as ova

Meroiticadj

Describing the language once used in Meroë, or the script, related to hieroglyphs, in which it was written.

Meroiticistnoun

A linguist who specialises in studying the Meroitic language.

Merolaname

A surname from Italian.

merolimnicadj

Partially aquatic (typically during part of a life-cycle).

meromenoun

A component of a metamere.

meromelianoun

A birth defect characterized by the lacking of a part, but not all, of one or more limbs with the presence of a hand or foot, resulting in a shrunken and deformed extremity.

meromicticadj

Having layers of water that do not intermix.

meromicticitynoun

The condition of being meromictic

meromixisnoun

A circumstance where a body of water does not fully mix and circulate, causing stratification.

meromorphicadj

That is the ratio of two holomorphic functions (and so possibly infinite at a discrete set of points).

meromorphicallyadv

In a meromorphic manner; by using meromorphic functions

meromycolateadj

Designating the shorter branch of a mycolic acid

meromycolicadj

Related to a meromycolic acid or its derivatives

meromycolic acidnoun

A fatty acid derived from the alkyl chain of a mycolic acid by oxidation via an aldehyde

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