a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant
monounsaturated fatty acid
Noun
an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule
mestranol
Noun
a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives
margaric acid
Noun
a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid
morocco
Noun
a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin
mineralocorticoid
Noun
hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium
muskrat fur
Noun
the brown fur of a muskrat
methyl ethyl ketone
Noun
colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid
mercury fulminate
Noun
a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated
mud pie
Noun
a mass of mud that a child has molded into the shape of pie
millboard
Noun
stout pasteboard used to bind books
monoamine neurotransmitter
Noun
a monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission
mRNA
Noun
the template for protein synthesis
mouthwash
Noun
a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
mono-iodotyrosine
Noun
tyrosine with one iodine atom added
methyl phenol
Noun
any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols
muck
Noun
fecal matter of animals
muck
Noun
any thick, viscous matter
muck
Verb
remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
muck
Verb
soil with mud, muck, or mire
muck
Verb
spread manure, as for fertilization
meconium
Noun
thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child
melena
Noun
abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
melaena
Noun
abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
milk glass
Noun
a milky white translucent or opaque glass
methanal
Noun
a colorless poisonous gas
manure
Noun
any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
manure
Verb
spread manure, as for fertilization
massicot
Noun
the mineral form of lead monoxide
massicotite
Noun
the mineral form of lead monoxide
mesquite gum
Noun
a gum obtained from mesquite pods
milk sugar
Noun
a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule
magnetic ink
Noun
an ink that contains particles of a magnetic substance whose presence can be detected by magnetic sensors
magma
Noun
molten rock in the earth's crust
magnesium bicarbonate
Noun
a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water
magnesium carbonate
Noun
a very white crystalline salt that occurs naturally as magnesite or as dolomite
magnesium hydroxide
Noun
a white crystalline powder used chiefly in medicines
magnesium nitride
Noun
a nitride containing nitrogen and magnesium
magnesium sulfate
Noun
a salt of magnesium
morganite
Noun
a kind of pink beryl used as a gemstone
mucopolysaccharide
Noun
complex polysaccharides containing an amino group
magnetite
Noun
an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets
magnetic iron-ore
Noun
an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets
maleate
Noun
a salt or ester of maleic acid
maleic acid
Noun
a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins
maltose
Noun
a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches
malt sugar
Noun
a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches