Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
mucilaginous |
adjective |
Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid., Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands., Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, mucilaginous gums or plants. |
mucopurulent |
adjective |
Having the character or appearance of both mucus and pus. |
muddy-headed |
adjective |
Dull; stupid. |
muggletonian |
noun |
One of an extinct sect, named after Ludovic Muggleton, an English journeyman tailor, who (about 1657) claimed to be inspired. |
mullagatawny |
noun |
An East Indian curry soup. |
mulligatawny |
noun |
See Mullagatawny. |
multicentral |
adjective |
Having many, or several, centers; as, a multicentral cell. |
multicipital |
adjective |
Having many heads or many stems from one crown or root. |
multicostate |
adjective |
Having numerous ribs, or costae, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals. |
multidentate |
adjective |
Having many teeth, or toothlike processes. |
multifarious |
adjective |
Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold., Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows. |
multiflorous |
adjective |
Having many flowers. |
multiformity |
noun |
The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing. |
multiformous |
adjective |
Multiform. |
multilateral |
adjective |
Having many sides; many-sided. |
multilocular |
adjective |
Having many or several cells or compartments; as, a multilocular shell or capsule. |
multiloquent |
adjective |
Alt. of Multiloquous |
multiloquous |
adjective |
Speaking much; very talkative; loquacious. |
multinominal |
adjective |
Alt. of Multinominous |
multinuclear |
adjective |
Containing many nuclei; as, multinuclear cells. |
multipartite |
adjective |
Divided into many parts; having several parts. |
multipliable |
adjective |
Capable of being multiplied. |
multiplicand |
noun |
The number which is to be multiplied by another number called the multiplier. See Note under Multiplication. |
multiplicate |
adjective |
Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold. |
multiplicity |
noun |
The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects. |
multipresent |
adjective |
Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more places at once. |
multiradiate |
adjective |
Having many rays. |
multiseptate |
adjective |
Divided into many chambers by partitions, as the pith of the pokeweed. |
multistriate |
adjective |
Having many streaks. |
multisulcate |
adjective |
Having many furrows. |
multititular |
adjective |
Having many titles. |
multitubular |
adjective |
Having many tubes; as, a multitubular boiler. |
multivalence |
noun |
Quality, state, or degree, of a multivalent element, atom, or radical. |
multiversant |
adjective |
Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean. |
multungulate |
adjective |
Having many hoofs. |
municipalism |
noun |
Municipal condition. |
municipality |
noun |
A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village. |
muscovy duck |
|
A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil. |
mussulmanish |
adjective |
Mohammedan. |
mussulmanism |
noun |
Mohammedanism. |