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noun (pl=Ms, pl2=M's)
- The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet; a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant.
proper noun
- fictional character from the James Bond stories and films
abbreviation or M.
- Monsieur
- male
- Monday
- Mother
- (context, size) Medium
- (context, US, roadway) Michigan; Usage note: This designation is used within Michigan.
- mature
- (context, cricket, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
- (context, cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
- large
- macronucleus
- long
- macrobiotics
- inclusive
- macroinstruction
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prefix
- bad, badly as in maladjusted, malcontent - faulty, faultily as in malfunction
- not
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prefix - breast
- mammary gland
- nipple
| | mega- |
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prefix or, before a vowel, meg-
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.) SI Symbol: M, computing abbreviation: Mi.
- (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 220 (= 1,048,576). (Note: Because this meaning is in conflict with the meaning used with other units, the alternative mebi- has been proposed.) SI proposed abbreviation: Mi, computing abbreviation: M. US only - not widely used.
- (computing - marketing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210
- 103 (= 1024,000).
- (also megalo- or, before a vowel, megal-) Very large.
- (informal; also written separately as an adjective; see mega) Very large or great.
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prefix
- part
- partial
| | meso- |
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prefix
- middle
- intermediate
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prefix (met- before a vowel and before <h> in words originating in Ancient Greek)
- Transcending, encompassing
- Pertaining to a level above or beyond, for example, metadata is data that describes data
- Analogies with metaphysics
- Classifications
- (pathology) Consequent on
- (anatomy and zoology) Behind
- (botany and zoology) Later or subsequent
- (geology) Analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
- (chemistry) Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
- (chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate positions (compare ortho- and para-)
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
- Very small.
- micro-miniskirt
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-6. Symbol: µ (official), mc (unofficial).
- microgram
- Note: The symbol mc is used in non-scientific contexts where readers might not understand the official symbol, µ. For example, on bottles of vitamin tablets, micrograms is often abbreviated to mcg.
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prefix
- (obsolete) Pico- (in the names of SI units).
| | mid- |
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prefix - Denoting the middle part
- Occupying a middle position
- amid
| | miso- |
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prefix
- hatred
| | mono- |
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prefix
- one
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prefix
- muscle
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prefix
- (rare) In the metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10,000. Symbol: my
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prefix (or myx- before a vowel)
- mucus
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