English Words: M

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mineral turpentinenoun

Synonym of white spirit.

mineral waternoun

Water from a spring that naturally contains dissolved minerals, often treated in any of several ways (filtering, aerating etc) and bottled; used either therapeutically or by preference, as a beverage, bath, or food ingredient.

mineralisableadj

Alternative form of mineralizable.

mineralistnoun

One versed in minerals; a mineralogist.

mineralitynoun

Having characteristics associated with mineral water

mineralizableadj

Capable of being mineralized

mineralizationnoun

A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.

mineralizeverb

To convert to a mineral; to petrify.

mineralizernoun

An element which is combined with a metal to form an ore.

minerallyadj

Having a mineral flavor

Mineralnye Vodyname

A town in Stavropol Krai, Russia.

mineralocorticoidnoun

Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.

mineralogicadj

Synonym of mineralogical.

mineralogicaladj

Relating to mineralogy.

mineralogicallyadv

With regard to mineralogy.

mineralogistnoun

An expert in mineralogy.

mineralogizeverb

To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.

mineralogynoun

The branch of petrology that studies minerals.

mineraloidnoun

A substance that resembles a mineral but does not exhibit crystallinity.

mineralomassnoun

The total amount of minerals within a biomass.

mineralsnoun

Testicles, balls, especially in the figurative sense of nerve or courage.

mineratrophicadj

Describing a habitat (typically a wetland) that receives water and nutrients from atmospheric and telluric sources

Mineroname

A surname.

minerogeneticadj

Of or pertaining to minerogenesis.

minerogenicadj

formed by minerogenesis

minerotrophicadj

Pertaining to minerotrophy.

miners safety candlesticknoun

A hand-forged iron tool used as a portable candle holder, most notably by miners to light their way in shafts; the spike of the tool could be driven into a wooden support frame or crack; known colloquially as a Sticking Tommy or Tommy Stick.

Minervaname

The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.

minervalnoun

A gift given in gratitude by a student to a teacher; financial compensation paid to a teacher for their services.

Minervininame

A surname from Italian.

minerynoun

A mining business.

minesnoun

plural of mine

mines and mineralsnoun

The legal title to geological resources in the subsurface of a piece of land, usually by reference to being in the same or separate ownership to the surface of that land.

mineshaftnoun

A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.

minesitenoun

The place where a mine (excavation) is located.

minestonenoun

The solid residual material resulting from the mining of coal.

minestronenoun

Any of many thick Italian vegetable soups.

minesweepernoun

A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).

minesweepingnoun

The detection and safe disposal of mines.

minettenoun

The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.

mineworknoun

The work carried out in a mine.

mineworkernoun

One who works in a mine.

mineworkingnoun

Working in a mine; mining.

Minfengname

Synonym of Niya: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Minfforddname

A village in Penrhyndeudraeth community, near Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5938).

mingverb

To mix, blend, mingle.

Ming dynastyname

A Chinese dynasty that lasted from 1368–1644 C.E.

ming vasenoun

A ceramic pottery vase from the Ming period.

Ming's Bightname

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

minganoun

A tourist, especially one that comes to climb Uluru.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter M contains 36,575 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 732 pages, and you are currently viewing page 428. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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