All English words - page 2296

Meanings of Myrosin:

noun

= myrosinase .

Meanings of Myrosinase:

noun

An enzyme present in certain plants which catalyses the hydrolysis of sinigrin and other sulphur-containing glycosides (e.g. in reactions occurring when tissue is damaged).

Meanings of Myrrhed:

adjective

Sprinkled, treated, or impregnated with myrrh.

Meanings of Myrrhine:

adjective

Of or relating to murra; made of or resembling murra.

noun

A murrhine vase or cup.

Meanings of Myrrhophore:

noun

Each of the women, usually three in number, traditionally represented in art as carrying spices to the sepulchre of christ.

Meanings of Myrtaceous:

adjective

Relating to or denoting plants of the myrtle family ( myrtaceae ).

Meanings of Myrtle:

noun

An evergreen shrub which has glossy aromatic foliage and white flowers followed by purple-black oval berries.

Usage examples:

When i moved into my bungalow about 20 years ago, i inherited a shrub which i was given to understa…

Meanings of Mysid:

noun

A crustacean of an order that comprises the opossum shrimps.

Usage examples:

Adult land-locked fish eat mostly zooplankton, especially larger varieties such as copepods, cladoc…

Meanings of Mysis:

noun

A genus of malacostracan crustaceans, originally comprising all the opossum shrimps (family mysidae), but now restricted to a smaller number of related marine and freshwater species. also (usually in form mysis): a crustacean of this genus (also "mysis shrimp").

Meanings of Mysore:

proper noun

A city in the indian state of karnataka; population 1,042,400 (est. 2009). it was the capital of the princely state of mysore and is noted for the production of silk, incense, and sandalwood oil.

Meanings of Mysosts:

noun

A scandinavian whey cheese made originally from goat's milk and later also from cow's milk.

Meanings of Mystacine:

adjective

Designating the whiskered bat myotis mystacinus.

Meanings of Mystagogic:

adjective

= mystagogical .

Meanings of Mystagogical:

adjective

Of or relating to a mystagogue or mystagogy; concerned with instruction or initiation in religious mysteries.

Meanings of Mystagogue:

noun

A teacher or propounder of mystical doctrines.

Usage examples:

John the evangelist thus becomes the perfect type of the mystic, and also the perfect mystagogue, t…

Meanings of Mystax:

noun

A line of stiff hairs or bristles on the mouthparts of certain flies.

Meanings of Mysteriarch:

noun

A person who presides over mysteries.

Meanings of Mysteries:

noun

Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.

Usage examples:

The mysteries of outer space

Meanings of Mysterious:

adjective

Difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

Usage examples:

His colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances

Meanings of Mysteriously:

adverb

In a way that is difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

Usage examples:

Her boyfriend mysteriously disappeared

Meanings of Mystery:

noun

Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.

Usage examples:

The mysteries of outer space

Meanings of Mystery-tour:

noun

A short journey, especially with a group of other people in a bus, to visit places that are kept secret from you until you get there

Meanings of Mystes:

noun

A person initiated into mysteries, especially religious mysteries.

Meanings of Mystical:

adjective

Relating to mystics or religious mysticism.

Usage examples:

The mystical theology of richard rolle

Meanings of Mysticalness:

noun

The quality or condition of being mystical; = mysticality .