macrobiotic
         adj 1: of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics;
                  "macrobiotic diet"

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macrobiotic diet n a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains
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macrobiotics n the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains)
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macroevolution n evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups
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macrophage n a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream
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Macropodidae n kangaroos; wallabies [syn: Macropodidae, {family Macropodidae}]
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Macropus n type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies Synonym(s): Macropus, genus Macropus
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Macropus agiles n a small wallaby having a height of 30 inches [syn: {common wallaby}, Macropus agiles]
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Macropus giganteus n very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas Synonym(s): giant kangaroo, great grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus
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Maghreb n the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia Synonym(s): Maghreb, Mahgrib
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Mahgrib n the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia Synonym(s): Maghreb, Mahgrib
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major affective disorder n any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant Synonym(s): affective disorder, major affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance
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major fast day n one of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar
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major form class n any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar
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major planet n (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction Synonym(s): planet, major planet
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major power n a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world Synonym(s): world power, major power, great power, power, superpower
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major premise n the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) Synonym(s): major premise, major premiss
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major premiss n the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) Synonym(s): major premise, major premiss
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mascarpone n soft mild Italian cream cheese
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mass rapid transit n an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains Synonym(s): rapid transit, mass rapid transit
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measurability n the quality of being measurable [syn: quantifiability, measurability]
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measurable adj capable of being measured; "measurable depths" [syn: measurable, mensurable] Antonym(s): immeasurable, immensurable, unmeasurable, unmeasured of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"
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measurably adv to a measurable degree; "the difference is measurably large" Antonym(s): immeasurably
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measure up v prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: qualify, measure up]
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Meuse River n a European river; flows into the North Sea [syn: Meuse, Meuse River] an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11 Synonym(s): Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse- Argonne operation
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microbalance n balance for weighing very small objects
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microbar n the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter Synonym(s): barye, bar absolute, microbar
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microbat n typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution Synonym(s): carnivorous bat, microbat
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microbe n a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use Synonym(s): microbe, bug, germ
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microbial adj of or involving or caused by or being microbes; "microbial warfare" Synonym(s): microbial, microbic
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microbic adj of or involving or caused by or being microbes; "microbial warfare" Synonym(s): microbial, microbic
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microbiologist n a specialist in microbiology
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microbiology n the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
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microbrachia n abnormally small arms
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microbrewery n a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere
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microevolution n evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies
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microfarad n a unit of capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad
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microfiche n small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material
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microfilm n film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material v record on microfilm
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microflora n microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora
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microfossil n a fossil that must be studied microscopically
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micropaleontology n the paleontology of microfossils
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micropenis n an abnormally small penis [syn: micropenis, microphallus]
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microphage n a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria)
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microphallus n an abnormally small penis [syn: micropenis, microphallus]
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microphone n device for converting sound waves into electrical energy Synonym(s): microphone, mike
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microphone boom n a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set Synonym(s): boom, microphone boom
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microphoning n the transduction of sound waves into electrical waves (by a microphone)
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microphotometer n special kind of densitometer that measures density variations over a very small area
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Micropogonias n croakers Synonym(s): Micropogonias, genus Micropogonias
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Micropogonias undulatus n a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny barbels Synonym(s): Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus
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microprocessor n integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system; "a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer"; "a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive"
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microprocessor chip n electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit Synonym(s): chip, microchip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor chip
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Micropterus n American freshwater black basses [syn: Micropterus, genus Micropterus]
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Micropterus dolomieu n a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye Synonym(s): smallmouth, smallmouth bass, smallmouthed bass, smallmouth black bass, smallmouthed black bass, Micropterus dolomieu
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Micropterus pseudoplites n a variety of black bass [syn: Kentucky black bass, spotted black bass, Micropterus pseudoplites]
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Micropterus salmoides n a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye Synonym(s): largemouth, largemouth bass, largemouthed bass, largemouth black bass, largemouthed black bass, Micropterus salmoides
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micropylar adj of or relating to a micropyle
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micropyle n minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters
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microvolt n a unit of potential equal to one millionth of a volt
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microwave n a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food Synonym(s): microwave, microwave oven v cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers" Synonym(s): microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke
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microwave bomb n a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings Synonym(s): microwave bomb, E-bomb
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microwave diathermy machine n diathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the source of heat
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microwave linear accelerator n linear accelerator that uses microwaves
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microwave oven n kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food Synonym(s): microwave, microwave oven
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microwave radar n measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects Synonym(s): radar, microwave radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation
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microwave spectroscopy n the use of spectroscopy to study atomic or molecular resonances in the microwave spectrum
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microwave spectrum n the part of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to microwaves
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miserable adj very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" Synonym(s): miserable, suffering, wretched deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" Synonym(s): hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" Synonym(s): abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" Synonym(s): deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched characterized by physical misery; "a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor" Synonym(s): miserable, wretched contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" Synonym(s): measly, miserable, paltry
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miserableness n a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable" Synonym(s): misery, wretchedness, miserableness
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miserably adv in a miserable manner; "I bit my lip miserably and nodded"
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misrepresent v represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" Synonym(s): misrepresent, belie tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" Synonym(s): fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
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misrepresentation n a misleading falsehood [syn: misrepresentation, deceit, deception] a willful perversion of facts Synonym(s): falsification, misrepresentation
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misrepresented adj having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem" Synonym(s): distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted
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Missouri primrose n evening-opening primrose of south central United States Synonym(s): Missouri primrose, Ozark sundrops, Oenothera macrocarpa
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Mohawk River n a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River
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Magnolia \Mag*no"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol,       professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th       century.] (Bot.)       A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and       large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.          Note: {Magnolia grandiflora} has coriaceous shining leaves                and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North                Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most                magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay                ({M. glauca})is a small tree found sparingly as far                north as Cape Ann. Other American species are {M.                Umbrella}, {M. macrophylla}, {M. Fraseri}, {M.                acuminata}, and {M. cordata}. {M. conspicua} and {M.                purpurea} are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern                Asia. {M. Campbellii}, of India, has rose-colored or                crimson flowers.          {Magnolia warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful North American             wood warbler ({Dendroica maculosa}). The rump and under             parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted             with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is             ash.
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used in medicine, as {Hirudo medicinalis} of Europe, and allied    species.          Note: In the mouth of bloodsucking leeches are three                convergent, serrated jaws, moved by strong muscles. By                the motion of these jaws a stellate incision is made in                the skin, through which the leech sucks blood till it                is gorged, and then drops off. The stomach has large                pouches on each side to hold the blood. The common                large bloodsucking leech of America ({Macrobdella                decora}) is dark olive above, and red below, with black                spots. Many kinds of leeches are parasitic on fishes;                others feed upon worms and mollusks, and have no jaws                for drawing blood. See {Bdelloidea}. {Hirudinea}, and                {Clepsine}.          3. (Surg.) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for             drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum.          {Horse leech}, a less powerful European leech ({H[91]mopis             vorax}), commonly attacking the membrane that lines the             inside of the mouth and nostrils of animals that drink at             pools where it lives.
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Macrobiotic \Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] long-lived; [?] long       + [?] life: cf. F. macrobiotique.]       Long-lived. -- Dunglison.
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Macrobiotics \Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics\, n. (Physiol.)       The art of prolonging life.
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Macrofarad \Mac"ro*far`ad\, n. [Macro- + farad.] (Elec.)       See {Megafarad}. [R.]
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Macropetalous \Mac`ro*pet"al*ous\, a. [Macro- + petal.] (Bot.)       Having long or large petals.
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Macrophyllous \Ma*croph"yl*lous\, a. [Macro- + Gr. [?] a leaf.]       (Bot.)       Having long or large leaves.
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Macropinacoid \Mac`ro*pin"a*coid\, n. [Macro- + pinacoid.]       (Crystallog.)       One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are       parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal)       axes.
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Macropod \Mac"ro*pod\, n. [Macro- + -pod.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length       of their legs; -- called also {spider crab}.
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Macropodal \Ma*crop"o*dal\, a.       Having long or large feet, or a long stem.
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Macropodian \Mac`ro*po"di*an\, n.       A macropod.
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Macropodous \Ma*crop"o*dous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having long legs or feet.
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Paradise \Par"a*dise\, n. [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr.       Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairida[emac]za an       inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. [?]) + diz to throw up,       pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. {Parvis}.]       1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed             after their creation.          2. The abode of sanctified souls after death.                         To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. --Luke                                                                               xxiii. 43.                         It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in                      Paradise.                                          --Longfellow.          3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight;             hence, a state of happiness.                         The earth Shall be all paradise.         --Milton.                         Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision.                                                                               --Beaconsfield.          4. (Arch.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a             church, as the space within a cloister, the open court             before a basilica, etc.          5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] --Oxf. Gloss.          {Fool's paradise}. See under {Fool}, and {Limbo}.          {Grains of paradise}. (Bot.) See {Melequeta pepper}, under             {Pepper}.          {Paradise bird}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Bird of paradise}. Among             the most beautiful species are the superb ({Lophorina             superba}); the magnificent ({Diphyllodes magnifica}); and             the six-shafted paradise bird ({Parotia sefilata}). The             long-billed paradise birds ({Epimachin[91]}) also include             some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired             paradise bird ({Seleucides alba}), which is black, yellow,             and white, with six long breast feathers on each side,             ending in long, slender filaments. See {Bird of paradise}             in the Vocabulary.          {Paradise fish} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic             fish ({Macropodus viridiauratus}) having very large fins.             It is often kept alive as an ornamental fish.          {Paradise flycatcher} (Zo[94]l.), any flycatcher of the genus             {Terpsiphone}, having the middle tail feathers extremely             elongated. The adult male of {T. paradisi} is white, with             the head glossy dark green, and crested.          {Paradise grackle} (Zo[94]l.), a very beautiful bird of New             Guinea, of the genus {Astrapia}, having dark velvety             plumage with brilliant metallic tints.          {Paradise nut} (Bot.), the sapucaia nut. See {Sapucaia nut}.             [Local, U. S.]          {Paradise whidah bird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Whidah}.
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Macroprism \Mac"ro*prism\, n. [Macro- + prism.] (Crystallog.)       A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid       and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called       macropyramids.
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Macropterous \Ma*crop"ter*ous\, a. [See {Macropteres}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Having long wings.
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Filander \Fil"an*der\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A species of kangaroo ({Macropus Brunii}), inhabiting New       Guinea.
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Kangaroo \Kan"ga*roo"\, n. [Said to be the native name.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the       family {Macropodid[91]}. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea,       and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and       a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and       feeble. The giant kangaroo ({Macropus major}) is the largest       species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total       length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus       {Dendrolagus}, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the       genus {Petrogale}, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush       kangaroos, of the genus {Halmaturus}, inhabit wooded       districts. See {Wallaby}.
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Macropyramid \Mac`ro*pyr"a*mid\, n. [Macro- + pyramid.]       (Crystallog.)       See {Macroprism}.
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Maigre \Mai"gre\, a. [F. See {Meager}.]       Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a maigre day. --Walpole.          {Maigre food} (R. C. Ch.), food allowed to be eaten on fast             days.
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Major \Ma"jor\, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F.       majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.]       1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part             of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major             part of the territory.          2. Of greater dignity; more important. --Shak.          3. Of full legal age. [Obs.]          4. (Mus.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in             difference of pitch from another tone.          {Major axis} (Geom.), the greater axis. See {Focus}, n., 2.                      {Major key} (Mus.), a key in which one and two, two and             three, four and five, five and six and seven, make major             seconds, and three and four, and seven and eight, make             minor seconds.          {Major offense} (Law), an offense of a greater degree which             contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery include             assault.          {Major premise} (Logic), that premise of a syllogism which             contains the major term.          {Major scale} (Mus.), the natural diatonic scale, which has             semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and             fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees; the scale of the             major mode, of which the third is major. See {Scale}, and             {Diatonic}.          {Major second} (Mus.), a second between whose tones is a             difference in pitch of a step.          {Major sixth} (Mus.), a sixth of four steps and a half step.             In major keys the third and sixth from the key tone are             major. Major keys and intervals, as distinguished from             minors, are more cheerful.          {Major term} (Logic), that term of a syllogism which forms             the predicate of the conclusion.          {Major third} (Mus.), a third of two steps.
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Major \Ma"jor\, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F.       majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.]       1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part             of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major             part of the territory.          2. Of greater dignity; more important. --Shak.          3. Of full legal age. [Obs.]          4. (Mus.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in             difference of pitch from another tone.          {Major axis} (Geom.), the greater axis. See {Focus}, n., 2.                      {Major key} (Mus.), a key in which one and two, two and             three, four and five, five and six and seven, make major             seconds, and three and four, and seven and eight, make             minor seconds.          {Major offense} (Law), an offense of a greater degree which             contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery include             assault.          {Major premise} (Logic), that premise of a syllogism which             contains the major term.          {Major scale} (Mus.), the natural diatonic scale, which has             semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and             fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees; the scale of the             major mode, of which the third is major. See {Scale}, and             {Diatonic}.          {Major second} (Mus.), a second between whose tones is a             difference in pitch of a step.          {Major sixth} (Mus.), a sixth of four steps and a half step.             In major keys the third and sixth from the key tone are             major. Major keys and intervals, as distinguished from             minors, are more cheerful.          {Major term} (Logic), that term of a syllogism which forms             the predicate of the conclusion.          {Major third} (Mus.), a third of two steps.
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Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis.       See {Measure}, and cf. {Mensurable}.]       1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or             computation.          2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive.                         Of his diet measurable was he.            --Chaucer.             -- {Meas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Meas"ur*a*bly}, adv.                         Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians.                                                                               --Latimer.
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Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis.       See {Measure}, and cf. {Mensurable}.]       1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or             computation.          2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive.                         Of his diet measurable was he.            --Chaucer.             -- {Meas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Meas"ur*a*bly}, adv.                         Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians.                                                                               --Latimer.
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Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis.       See {Measure}, and cf. {Mensurable}.]       1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or             computation.          2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive.                         Of his diet measurable was he.            --Chaucer.             -- {Meas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Meas"ur*a*bly}, adv.                         Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians.                                                                               --Latimer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microbarograph \Mi`cro*bar"o*graph\, n. [Micro- + barograph.]       An instrument for recording minor fluctuations of atmospheric       pressure, as opposed to general barometric surges.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microbe \Mi"crobe\, d8Microbion \[d8]Mi*cro"bi*on\, n. [NL.       microbion, fr. Gr. [?] little + [?] life.] (Biol.)       A microscopic organism; -- particularly applied to bacteria       and especially to pathogenic forms; as, the microbe of fowl       cholera.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microbian \Mi*cro"bi*an\, a. (Biol.)       Of, pertaining to, or caused by, microbes; as, the microbian       theory; a microbian disease.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microbic \Mi*crob"ic\, a. (Biol.)       Of or pertaining to a microbe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microbicide \Mi*crob"i*cide\, n. [Microbe + L. caedere to kill.]       (Biol.)       Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of       microbes or bacterial organisms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microbiology \Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [See {Microbe}; {-logy}.]       The study of minute organisms, or microbes, as the bacteria.       -- {Mi`cro*bi`o*log"ic*al}, a. -- {Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gist}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microbiology \Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [See {Microbe}; {-logy}.]       The study of minute organisms, or microbes, as the bacteria.       -- {Mi`cro*bi`o*log"ic*al}, a. -- {Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gist}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microbiology \Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [See {Microbe}; {-logy}.]       The study of minute organisms, or microbes, as the bacteria.       -- {Mi`cro*bi`o*log"ic*al}, a. -- {Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gist}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microfarad \Mi`cro*far"ad\, n. [Micro- + farad.] (Elec.)       The millionth part of a farad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microform \Mi"cro*form\, n. [Micro- + form, n.] (Biol.)       A microscopic form of life; an animal or vegetable organism       microscopic size.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,       LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.       stout.]       1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop             to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is             sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged             upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.                         Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.                                                                               --Landor.          2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]             --Halliwell.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to             {Himantopus} and allied genera, in which the legs are             remarkably long and slender. Called also {longshanks},             {stiltbird}, {stilt plover}, and {lawyer}.          Note: The American species ({Himantopus Mexicanus}) is well                known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({H. candidus})                is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars,                which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt ({H.                leucocephalus}) and the banded stilt ({Cladorhynchus                pectoralis}) are found in Australia.          {Stilt plover} (Zo[94]l.), the stilt.          {Stilt sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), an American sandpiper             ({Micropalama himantopus}) having long legs. The bill is             somewhat expanded at the tip.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Micropantograph \Mi`cro*pan"to*graph\, n. [Micro- + pantograph.]       A kind of pantograph which produces copies microscopically       minute.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microparasite \Mi`cro*par"a*site\, n.       A parasitic micro[94]rganism. -- {Mi`cro*par`a*sit"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microparasite \Mi`cro*par"a*site\, n.       A parasitic micro[94]rganism. -- {Mi`cro*par`a*sit"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Micropegmatite \Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite\, n. [Micro- + pegmatite.]       (Min.)       A rock showing under the microscope the structure of a       graphic granite (pegmatite). -- {Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Micropegmatite \Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite\, n. [Micro- + pegmatite.]       (Min.)       A rock showing under the microscope the structure of a       graphic granite (pegmatite). -- {Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphone \Mi"cro*phone\, n. [Micro- + Gr. [?] sound, voice:       cf. F. microphone.] (Physics)       An instrument for intensifying and making audible very feeble       sounds. It produces its effects by the changes of intensity       in an electric current, occasioned by the variations in the       contact resistance of conducting bodies, especially of       imperfect conductors, under the action of acoustic       vibrations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphonic \Mi`cro*phon"ic\, a.       Of or pert. to a microphone; serving to intensify weak       sounds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphonics \Mi`cro*phon"ics\, n. [See {Microphone}.]       The science which treats of the means of increasing the       intensity of low or weak sounds, or of the microphone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphonous \Mi*croph"o*nous\, a.       Serving to augment the intensity of weak sounds;       microcoustic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphotograph \Mi`cro*pho"to*graph\, n. [Micro- + photograph.]       1. A microscopically small photograph of a picture, writing,             printed page, etc.          2. An enlarged representation of a microscopic object,             produced by throwing upon a sensitive plate the magnified             image of an object formed by a microscope or other             suitable combination of lenses.          Note: A picture of this kind is preferably called a                photomicrograph.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphotography \Mi`cro*pho*tog"ra*phy\, n.       The art of making microphotographs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphthalmia \Mi`croph*thal"mi*a\, Microphthalmy    \Mi`croph*thal"my\, n. [Micro- + Gr. [?] eye.]       An unnatural smallness of the eyes, occurring as the result       of disease or of imperfect development.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphthalmia \Mi`croph*thal"mi*a\, Microphthalmy    \Mi`croph*thal"my\, n. [Micro- + Gr. [?] eye.]       An unnatural smallness of the eyes, occurring as the result       of disease or of imperfect development.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphyllous \Mi*croph"yl*lous\, a. [Micro- + Gr. [?] leaf.]       (Bot.)       Small-leaved.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphytal \Mi*croph"y*tal\, a. (Bot.)       Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microphyte \Mi"cro*phyte\, n. [Micro- + Gr. [?] a plant: cf. F.       microphyte.] (Bot.)       A very minute plant, one of certain unicellular alg[91], such       as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to       be.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Croaker \Croak"er\ (-?r), n.       1. One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains             unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small American fish ({Micropogon undulatus}), of the                   Atlantic coast.             (a) An American fresh-water fish ({Aplodinotus                   grunniens}); -- called also {drum}.             (c) The surf fish of California.          Note: When caught these fishes make a croaking sound; whence                the name, which is often corrupted into crocus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Micropyle \Mi"cro*pyle\, n. [Micro- + Gr. [?] gate, orifice: cf.       F. micropyle.] (Biol.)       (a) An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by             which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the             spermatozoa permitted.       (b) An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the             fecundating pollen enters the ovule. -- {Mi*crop"y*lar},             a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Micropyle \Mi"cro*pyle\, n. [Micro- + Gr. [?] gate, orifice: cf.       F. micropyle.] (Biol.)       (a) An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by             which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the             spermatozoa permitted.       (b) An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the             fecundating pollen enters the ovule. -- {Mi*crop"y*lar},             a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microvolt \Mi`cro*volt"\, n. [Micro- + volt.] (Elec.)       A measure of electro-motive force; the millionth part of one       volt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Microweber \Mi`cro*we"ber\, n. [Micro- + weber.] (Elec.)       The millionth part of one weber.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Miserable \Mis"er*a*ble\, a. [F. mis[82]rable, L. miserabilis,       fr. miserari to lament, pity, fr. miser wretched. See       {Miser}.]       1. Very unhappy; wretched.                         What hopes delude thee, miserable man? --Dryden.          2. Causing unhappiness or misery.                         What 's more miserable than discontent? --Shak.          3. Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a             miserable dinner.                         Miserable comforters are ye all.         --Job xvi. 2.          4. Avaricious; niggardly; miserly. [Obs.] --Hooker.          Syn: Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Miserable \Mis"er*a*ble\, n.       A miserable person. [Obs.] --Sterne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Miserableness \Mis"er*a*ble*ness\, n.       The state or quality of being miserable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Miserably \Mis"er*a*bly\, adv.       In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly.                   They were miserably entertained.            --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                   The fifth was miserably stabbed to death. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misgraff \Mis*graff"\, v. t.       To misgraft. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misgraft \Mis*graft"\, v. t.       To graft wrongly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misreform \Mis`re*form"\, v. t.       To reform wrongly or imperfectly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misrepeat \Mis`re*peat"\, v. t.       To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of. --Gov.       Winthrop.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misreport \Mis`re*port"\, v. t. & i.       To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.       --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misreport \Mis`re*port"\, n.       An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given.       --Denham. South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. t.       To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably); to       give a false erroneous representation of, either maliciously,       ignirantly, or carelessly. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. i.       To make an incorrect or untrue representation. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misrepresentation \Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion\, n.       Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or       account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as,       a misrepresentation of a person's motives. --Sydney Smith.          Note: In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of                intentional untruth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misrepresentative \Mis*rep`re*sent"a*tive\, a.       Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misrepresenter \Mis*rep`re*sent"er\, n.       One who misrepresents.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misrepute \Mis`re*pute"\, v. t.       To have in wrong estimation; to repute or estimate       erroneously.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misserve \Mis*serve"\, v. t. & i.       To serve unfaithfully.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mozarab \Moz"a*rab\, Mozarabic \Moz`a*rab"ic\       Same as {Muzarab}, {Muzarabic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muzarab \Muz"a*rab\, n. [Sp. mozarabe, fr. Ar. mosta'rib, a name       applied to strange tribes living among the Arabs.] (Eccl.       Hist.)       One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under the       government of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and       ritual of their own. [Written also {Mozarab}, {Mostarab}.]       --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mozarab \Moz"a*rab\, Mozarabic \Moz`a*rab"ic\       Same as {Muzarab}, {Muzarabic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muzarabic \Muz`a*rab"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the Muzarabic liturgy.       [Written also {Mozarabic}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muscariform \Mus*car"i*form\, a. [L. muscarium fly brush +       -form.]       Having the form of a brush.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moschatel \Mos"cha*tel`\, n. [Gr. [?] musk: cf. F. moscatelline.       See {Muscadel}, {Musk}.] (Bot.)       A plant of the genus {Adoxa} ({A. moschatellina}), the       flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky       smell. It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is       called also {hollow root} and {musk crowfoot}. --Loudon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muzarab \Muz"a*rab\, n. [Sp. mozarabe, fr. Ar. mosta'rib, a name       applied to strange tribes living among the Arabs.] (Eccl.       Hist.)       One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under the       government of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and       ritual of their own. [Written also {Mozarab}, {Mostarab}.]       --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muzarabic \Muz`a*rab"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the Muzarabic liturgy.       [Written also {Mozarabic}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myograph \My"o*graph\, n. [Myo- + -graph.] (Physiol.)       An instrument for determining and recording the different       phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular       contraction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myographic \My`o*graph"ic\, Myographical \My`o*graph"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to myography.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myographic \My`o*graph"ic\, Myographical \My`o*graph"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to myography.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myography \My*og"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. myographie.]       The description of muscles, including the study of muscular       contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as by some       form of myograph; myology.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Guire Afb, NJ       Zip code(s): 08641
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McGuire AFB, NJ (CDP, FIPS 42390)       Location: 40.04127 N, 74.58437 W       Population (1990): 7580 (1829 housing units)       Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McRoberts, KY (CDP, FIPS 49278)       Location: 37.21180 N, 82.66797 W       Population (1990): 1101 (430 housing units)       Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Meservey, IA (city, FIPS 51420)       Location: 42.91507 N, 93.47319 W       Population (1990): 292 (141 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50457
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Missouri Valley, IA (city, FIPS 52860)       Location: 41.55892 N, 95.89514 W       Population (1990): 2888 (1232 housing units)       Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51555
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mucarabones, PR (comunidad, FIPS 55355)       Location: 18.39273 N, 66.21652 W       Population (1990): 1670 (497 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
microfloppies n.   3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch    {vanilla} or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety.    This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of    use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy    standard.   See {stiffy}, {minifloppies}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
microfortnight n.   1/1000000 of the fundamental unit of time in    the Furlong/Firkin/Fortnight system of measurement; 1.2096 sec.   (A    furlong is 1/8th of a mile; a firkin is 1/4th of a barrel; the mass    unit of the system is taken to be a firkin of water).   The VMS    operating system has a lot of tuning parameters that you can set    with the SYSGEN utility, and one of these is TIMEPROMPTWAIT, the    time the system will wait for an operator to set the correct date    and time at boot if it realizes that the current value is bogus.    This time is specified in microfortnights!          Multiple uses of the millifortnight (about 20 minutes) and    {nanofortnight} have also been reported.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
microfloppies          3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch {vanilla} or       mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety.   This term       may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of       use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy       standard.   See {stiffy}, {minifloppies}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
microfortnight          One millionth of the fundamental unit of time in the       Furlong/Firkin/Fortnight system of measurement; 1.2096 sec.       (A furlong is 1/8th of a mile; a firkin is 1/4th of a barrel;       the mass unit of the system is taken to be a firkin of water).          The VMS operating system has a lot of tuning parameters that       you can set with the SYSGEN utility, and one of these is       TIMEPROMPTWAIT, the time the system will wait for an operator       to set the correct date and time at boot if it realises that       the current value is bogus.   This time is specified in       microfortnights!          Multiple uses of the millifortnight (about 20 minutes) and       {nanofortnight} have also been reported.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Micro$oft          {Microsoft}.          {Hate Mirco$oft       (http://www.oeh.uni-linz.ac.at:8001/~chris/HATE/hate.html)}.          (1995-03-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
microphone          Any electromechanical device designed to       convert sound into an electrical signal.          A microphone converts an acoustic waveform consisting of       alternating high and low air pressure travelling through the       air into a voltage.   To do this it uses some kind of pressure       or movement sensor.   The simplest kind of microphone is       actually very similar in construction to a {loudspeaker}.          The analogue electrical signal can be fed into a computer's       {sound card} where it is amplified and {sampled} to convert it       into a {digital} waveform for storage or transmission.          (2002-11-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
microPLANNER          A subset of {PLANNER}, implemented in {Lisp} by {Gerald       Sussman} et al at {MIT}.   Its important features were       goal-oriented, pattern-directed procedure invocation, an       embedded knowledge base, and automatic {backtracking}.          microPLANNER was superseded by {Conniver}.          ["microPLANNER Reference Manual", G.J. Sussman et al, AI Memo       203, MIT AI Lab, 1970].          (1995-01-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
microprocesor          It's spelled {microprocessor}.          (1997-02-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
microprocessor          (Or "micro") A computer whose entire {CPU} is       contained on one (or a small number of) {integrated circuits}.          The important characteristics of a microprocessor are the       widths of its internal and external {address bus} and {data       bus} (and instruction), its {clock rate} and its {instruction       set}.   Processors are also often classified as either {RISC}       or {CISC}.          The first commercial microprocessor was the {Intel 4004} which       appeared in 1971.   This was the CPU member of a set of four       {LSI} {integrated circuits} called the MCS-4, which was       originally designed for use in a calculator but was marketed       as "programmable controller for logic replacement".   The 4004       is referred to as a 4-bit microprocessor since it processed       only 4 bits of data at a time.   This very short word size is       due mainly to the limitations imposed by the maximum       integrated circuit density then achievable.          As integrated circuit densities increased with the rapid       development of integrated circuit manufacturing technology,       the power and performance of the microprocessors also       increased.   This is reflected in the increase in the CPU word       size to 4, 8, 16, and by mid-1980s, 32 bits.   The smaller       microprocessors have relatively simple {instruction sets},       e.g., no {floating point} instructions, but they are       nevertheless suitable as controllers for a very wide range of       applications such as car engines and microwave ovens.          The {Intel 4004} was followed with, among others the {4040},       {8008}, {8080}, {8086}, {80186}, {80286}, {80386}, {486} and       {Pentium}.   Other families include the {Motorola} {6800} and       {680x0} families, {National Semiconductor} {NS16000} and       {NS32000}, {SPARC}, {ARM}, {MIPS}, {Zilog Z8000}, {PowerPC}       and the {Inmos} {Transputer} family.          The larger, more recent microprocessors families have       gradually acquired most of the features of large computers.       As the microprocessor industry has matured, several families       of microprocessors have evolved into de facto industrial       standards with multiple manufacturers and numerous "support"       chips including {RAM}, {ROM}, {I/O controllers} etc.          A single chip microprocessor may include other components such       as memory ({RAM}, {ROM}, {PROM}), {memory management},       {caches}, {floating-point unit}, input/output ports and       timers.   Such devices are also known as {microcontrollers}.          The one-chip microcomputer is in many respects, a landmark       development in computer technology because it reduces the       computer to a small, inexpensive, and easily replaceable       design component.          Microcomputers have given rise to a new class of       general-purpose machines called {personal computer}s.   These       are small low cost computers that are designed to sit on an       ordinary office desk or to be portable and fuelled the       computer boom of the late 1980s.   The most widespread example       is the also {IBM PC}, based on microprocessors from {Intel       Corporation}.   {Apple Computers, Inc.} have also produced a       range of personal computers, as have several other companies.          See also {killer micro}, {minicomputer}, {CPU Info Center}.          (2002-07-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages          (MIPS) A project at {Stanford University} intended       to simplify processor design by eliminating hardware       {interlock}s between the five {pipeline} stages.   This means       that only single execution cycle instructions can access the       thirty two 32-bit general {register}s, so that the {compiler}       can schedule them to avoid conflicts.   This also means that       LOAD/STORE and branch instructions have a one-cycle delay to       account for.   However, because of the importance of multiply       and divide instructions, a special HI/LO pair of       multiply/divide registers exist which do have hardware       interlocks, since these take several cycles to execute and       complicate {instruction scheduling}.          The project eventually lead to the commercial {MIPS R2000}       processor.          (1995-02-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
microprogramming          {microcode}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Microwave Hardware Description Language          (MHDL) A {Hardware Description Language}       by David Barton[?] from {Intermetrics} incorporating {Haskell}       1.2.          Not to be confused with other {MHDL}s.          (2000-11-14)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Misrephoth-maim       burning of waters, supposed to be salt-pans, or lime-kilns, or       glass-factories, a place to which Joshua pursued a party of       Canaanites after the defeat of Jabin (Josh. 11:8). It is       identified with the ruin Musheirifeh, at the promontory of       en-Nakhurah, some 11 miles north of Acre.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Misrephoth-maim, hot waters