| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| myaria | noun pl. | A division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam (Mya) is the type. |
| mycose | noun | A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from certain lichens and fungi. Called also trehalose. |
| mydaus | noun | The teledu. |
| myelin | noun | A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat., One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers. |
| myelon | noun | The spinal cord. (Sometimes abbrev. to myel.) |
| mygale | noun | A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab spider, or matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M. Hentzii). |
| myolin | noun | The essential material of muscle fibers. |
| myopia | noun | Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens. |
| myopic | adjective | Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted. |
| myosin | noun | An albuminous body present in dead muscle, being formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis; the clot formed in the coagulation of muscle plasma. See Muscle plasma, under Plasma. |
| myosis | noun | Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye. |
| myotic | adjective | Producing myosis, or contraction of the pupil of the eye, as opium, calabar bean, etc., A myotic agent. |
| myrcia | noun | A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly related to the true myrtles (Myrtus), from which they differ in having very few seeds in each berry. |
| myria- | A prefix, esp. in the metric system, indicating ten thousand, ten thousand times; as, myriameter. | |
| myriad | noun | The number of ten thousand; ten thousand persons or things., An immense number; a very great many; an indefinitely large number., Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; as, myriad stars. |
| myrica | noun | A widely dispersed genus of shrubs and trees, usually with aromatic foliage. It includes the bayberry or wax myrtle, the sweet gale, and the North American sweet fern, so called. |
| myrtle | noun | A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used in turning. |
| myself | pronoun | I or me in person; — used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; — used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend myself. |
| mystic | adjective | Alt. of Mystical, One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See Mysticism. |
| mythic | adjective | Alt. of Mythical |
| myxine | noun | A genus of marsipobranchs, including the hagfish. See Hag, 4. |
| myxoma | noun | A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found in the umbilical cord. |