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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: mrv - muciparous</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="mrv"> MRV (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> multiple reentry vehicle (a missile similar to the MIRV). Ex. MRVs ... land in a pre-planned pattern, but they cannot be steered to widely separated targets (Time). </DL> <A NAME="ms"> ms (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> millisecond. </DL> <A NAME="ms"> m/s,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. meters per second. <DD> 2. (Commerce.) months after sight. </DL> <A NAME="ms"> m.s.,<DL COMPACT><DD> motorship. </DL> <A NAME="ms"> Ms. (1),<DL COMPACT><DD> manuscript. </DL> <A NAME="ms"> Ms. (2) or Ms, pl. Mses., Mses or Ms.'s, Ms's.<DL COMPACT><DD> a title for a woman used instead of Miss or Mrs.: Ex. The term Ms. itself, ... like Mr., does not reveal marital status (Time). </DL> <A NAME="ms"> MS (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Mississippi (with postal Zip Code). <DD> 2. multiple sclerosis. </DL> <A NAME="ms"> MS., Ms (no period), or ms.,<DL COMPACT><DD> manuscript. </DL> <A NAME="ms"> M.S.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Master of Science. <DD> 2. motorship. </DL> <A NAME="msa"> MSA (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Mutual Security Agency. </DL> <A NAME="msa"> M.S.A.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Master of Science and Art. <DD> 2. Master of Science in Agriculture. </DL> <A NAME="msc"> MSC (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Manned Spacecraft Center. <DD> 2. Also, msc (no periods) moved, seconded, and carried. </DL> <A NAME="msc"> M.Sc.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Master of Science. </DL> <A NAME="msce"> M.S.C.E.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Master of Science in Civil Engineering. </DL> <A NAME="msec"> msec (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> millisecond. </DL> <A NAME="msee"> M.S.E.E.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. </DL> <A NAME="msg"> MSG (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> monosodium glutamate. </DL> <A NAME="msgr"> Msgr.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Monseigneur. <DD> 2. Monsignor. </DL> <A NAME="msgt"> M/Sgt (no period) or M.Sgt.,<DL COMPACT><DD> master sergeant. </DL> <A NAME="msh"> MSH (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> melanocyte-stimulating hormone; intermedin. </DL> <A NAME="msi"> MSI (1) (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> medium-scale integration (a method of producing a number of integrated circuits on a single chip of silicon). </DL> <A NAME="msi"> MSI (2) (no periods) or M.S.I.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Movimento Sociale Italiano (Italian Social Movement, a political party in Italy). </DL> <A NAME="msieur"> m'sieur, noun. =monsieur.</DL> <A NAME="msl"> m.s.l.,<DL COMPACT><DD> mean sea level. </DL> <A NAME="mso"> MSO (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> ocean minesweeper. </DL> <A NAME="msr"> MSR (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> missile site radar (an electronic radar used at antiballistic missile sites). </DL> <A NAME="mss"> MSS., MSS (no period), Mss., or mss.,<DL COMPACT><DD> manuscripts. </DL> <A NAME="mss"> M.S.S.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Master of Social Science. <DD> 2. Master of Social Service. </DL> <A NAME="mst"> MST (no periods), M.S.T., or m.s.t.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Mountain Standard Time. </DL> <A NAME="msth"> MsTh (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> mesothorium. </DL> <A NAME="msts"> MSTS (no periods) or M.S.T.S.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Military Sea Transportation Service. </DL> <A NAME="msw"> M.S.W.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Master of Social Work. </DL> <A NAME="mt"> mt.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. megaton. <DD> 2. mountain. </DL> <A NAME="mt"> m.t.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. metric ton. <DD> 2. Mountain time. </DL> <A NAME="mt"> Mt.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Mount. Ex. Mt. Everest, Mt. Whitney. </DL> <A NAME="mt"> MT (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. machine translation. <DD> 2. Montana (with postal Zip Code). </DL> <A NAME="mt"> M.T.,<DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD> 1. Masoretic Text (of the Old Testament). <DD> 2. metric ton. <DD> 3. motor transport. <DD> 4. Mountain Time. </DL> <A NAME="mtb"> MTB (no periods) or M.T.B.,<DL COMPACT><DD> motor torpedo boat. </DL> <A NAME="mtg"> mtg.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. meeting. <DD> 2. mortgage. </DL> <A NAME="mtgd"> mtgd.,<DL COMPACT><DD> mortgaged. </DL> <A NAME="mtge"> mtge.,<DL COMPACT><DD> mortgage. </DL> <A NAME="mti"> MTI (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> moving target indication (radar). </DL> <A NAME="mtn"> mtn.,<DL COMPACT><DD> mountain. </DL> <A NAME="mto"> MTO (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Mediterranean Theater of Operations (in World War II). </DL> <A NAME="mtrev"> Mt. Rev.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Most Reverend. </DL> <A NAME="mts"> mts.,<DL COMPACT><DD> mountains. </DL> <A NAME="mu"> mu, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet. <DD> 2. =micron, a unit of length. <DD> 3. =mumeson. </DL> <A NAME="mu"> Mu, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mythical lost continent, alleged to have sunk into the southwestern Pacific Ocean at about the same time Atlantis is alleged to have disappeared into the Atlantic. </DL> <A NAME="much"> much, adjective, more, most, noun, adverb, more, most, verb, muched, muching.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. in great amount or degree. Ex. much rain, much pleasure, not much money. Too much cake will make you sick. A pale yellow sun ... showed the much dirt of the place (Rudyard Kipling). <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) many; numerous. Ex. Edom came out against him with much people (Numbers 20:20). <DD>noun 1. a great deal or amount. Ex. Much of this is not true. I did not hear much of the talk. <DD> 2. a great, important, or notable thing or matter. Ex. The rain did not amount to much. The house is not much to look at. <DD>adv. 1. to a high degree; greatly. Ex. much higher. I was much pleased with the toy. <DD> 2. nearly; about. Ex. This is much the same as the others. (SYN) approximately. <DD>v.t. (Dialect.) to make much of; pet; caress. Ex. It is the mark of a good watchdog ... that he can't be muched by any passerby, but only by persons of rare talent (Baltimore Sun). expr. make much of, to pay much attention to or do much for. Ex. Young people usually don't make much of the customs of their parents. expr. much as, <DD> a. in the same way as. Ex. Plants need food, much as animals do. <DD> b. though; although. Ex. Much as he disagreed with the idea he was willing to go along with the majority. expr. much of a, <DD> a. nearly the same. Ex. He and his brother are much of a size. <DD> b. in any great or special degree. Ex. A job that keeps a worker in poverty is ... not much of a job (Albert Shanker). expr. so much, <DD> a. a small or limited amount. Ex. You can only buy so much with five dollars. <DD> b. a great deal of; a lot. Ex. This idea strikes me as so much nonsense. expr. too much, <DD> a. more than a match. Ex. The big dog was too much for him, and he couldn't hold him on the leash. <DD> b. (Slang.) very poor; terrible. Ex. This actor is just too much! <DD> c. (Slang.) very funny or amusing. Ex. Oh, you're too much! </DL> <A NAME="muchly"> muchly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> much; exceedingly. Ex. Thanks muchly. </DL> <A NAME="muchness"> muchness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> greatness; magnitude. expr. much of a muchness, much alike; nearly equivalent. Ex. much of a muchness--no better, and perhaps no worse (Henry Kingsley). </DL> <A NAME="mucicacid"> mucic acid,<DL COMPACT><DD> a white, crystalline dibasic acid formed by oxidizing certain gums and lactose in the presence of nitric acid. </DL> <A NAME="mucid"> mucid, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> musty or slimy, as from decay; moldy. noun mucidness. </DL> <A NAME="muciferous"> muciferous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> carrying or secreting mucus. </DL> <A NAME="mucigenous"> mucigenous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> secreting mucus; muciparous. </DL> <A NAME="mucilage"> mucilage, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a sticky, gummy substance used to make things stick together, especially a solution of gum or glue in water. <DD> 2. a secretion like glue or gelatin in plants such as seaweeds. </DL> <A NAME="mucilaginous"> mucilaginous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. like mucilage; sticky; gummy. (SYN) glutinous, viscid. <DD> 2. containing or secreting mucilage. adv. mucilaginously. </DL> <A NAME="mucin"> mucin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various proteins forming the chief constituents of mucous secretions; mucoprotein. Ex. Lysozyme ... interests bacteriologists because it dissolves the mucins with which the microbes are covered (Sunday Times). </DL> <A NAME="mucinous"> mucinous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with mucin. <DD> 2. like mucin. </DL> <A NAME="muciparous"> muciparous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> producing or secreting mucus; mucigenous. Ex. muciparous glands. </DL> <A HREF="muck.dic">NEXT</A>