| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| myalgia | noun | Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia. |
| mycetes | noun | A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See Howler, 2, and Illust. |
| myeloid | adjective | Resembling marrow in appearance or consistency; as, a myeloid tumor. |
| mylodon | noun | An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium. |
| mynchen | noun | A nun. |
| mynheer | noun | The Dutch equivalent of Mr. or Sir; hence, a Dutchman. |
| myogram | noun | See Muscle curve, under Muscle. |
| myology | noun | That part of anatomy which treats of muscles. |
| myophan | noun | A contractile striated layer found in the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria. |
| myopsis | noun | The appearance of muscae volitantes. See Muscae volitantes, under Musca. |
| myotome | noun | A muscular segment; one of the zones into which the muscles of the trunk, especially in fishes, are divided; a myocomma., One of the embryonic muscular segments arising from the protovertebrae; also, one of the protovertebrae themselves., The muscular system of one metamere of an articulate. |
| myotomy | noun | The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles. |
| myriare | noun | A measure of surface in the metric system containing ten thousand ares, or one million square meters. It is equal to about 247.1 acres. |
| myricin | noun | A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the paraffin series; — called also myricyl alcohol. |
| myricyl | noun | A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin; — called also melissyl. |
| myronic | adjective | Pertaining to, or obtained from, mustard; — used specifically to designate a glucoside called myronic acid, found in mustard seed. |
| myrosin | noun | A ferment, resembling diastase, found in mustard seeds. |
| myrrhic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, myrrh. |
| mystery | adjective | A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension., A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were admitted except those who had been initiated by certain preparatory ceremonies; — usually plural; as, the Eleusinian mysteries., The consecrated elements in the eucharist., Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma., A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied., A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this character; as, the Chester Mysteries, consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th century. |
| mystify | verb t. | To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture., To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent. |
| mytilus | noun | A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under Byssus. |
| myxopod | noun | A rhizopod or moneran. Also used adjectively; as, a myxopod state. |