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adverb

(in directions) very.

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Molto maestoso
verb

(of an animal) shed old feathers, hair, or skin to make way for a new growth.

Usage examples:

The adult birds were already moulting
noun

A loss of feathers, hair, or skin, especially as a regular feature of an animal's life cycle.

Usage examples:

The mountain goat is brilliant white after the autumn moult
adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the molucca islands, an island group in indonesia.

Usage examples:

A new genus of rat was discovered in the moluccan province
noun

A native or inhabitant of the molucca islands, an island group in indonesia.

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Many moluccans served as soldiers in the dutch colonial army
noun

(especially in south asia) a muslim doctor of the law.

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A maulvi here or a madrasa student there might have been arrested on some charges, but how can you …

Moly

ˈməʊli
noun

A southern european plant related to the onions, with small yellow flowers.

Usage examples:

A. moly is commonly regarded as ‘the golden garlic,’ with dense umbels of bright golden yellow flow…
noun

A salt in which the anion contains both molybdenum and oxygen, especially one of the anion moo42−.

noun

(a) any of various substances resembling lead, especially molybdenite (molybdenum disulphide). now chiefly historical. (b) the metallic element molybdenum. now chiefly historical.

adjective

Containing or yielding molybdenum.

noun

A blue-grey mineral, typically occurring as hexagonal crystals. it consists of molybdenum disulphide and is the most common ore of molybdenum.

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Willman reported astrophyllite, biotite, molybdenite, and riebeckite associated with smoky quartz a…
noun

The chemical element of atomic number 42, a brittle silver-grey metal of the transition series, used in some alloy steels.

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The corresponding loss in yield strength is compensated by alloying with vanadium, nitrogen, chromi…
adjective

(a) mineralogy. containing or derived from molybdenum. (b) chemistry. of or containing molybdenum in one of its higher valencies, especially in the hexavalent state.

noun

Molybdenum trioxide, crystallizing in the orthorhombic system and usually occurring as flat yellow needles and plates forming encrustations.

noun

Divination by observing the behaviour of molten lead.

noun

A monoclinic oxide of lead and selenium occurring as thin colourless to yellowish-white scales.

noun

A hydrous trigonal silicate of lead and magnesium occurring as colourless or pale green platy crystals.

adjective

Of or containing molybdenum in one of its lower valencies; also in extended use. "molybdous acid" noun obsolete molybdenum dioxide.

noun

Ferric chloride as a trigonal mineral, occurring as yellow to brownish or purplish red deliquescent encrustations in areas of volcanic activity, especially near fumaroles.

Mom

mɒm
noun

One's mother.

Usage examples:

My mom gave us each a slice of pizza
noun

A fool, a dolt.

adjective

Explained by carroll as: grave, solemn. (only in carroll and later allusions.).

noun

A very brief period of time.

Usage examples:

She was silent for a moment before replying
phrase

Now

Usage examples:

I can give no information at this precise moment in time., at this moment in time, it's a major con…
idiom

An occasion when something important happens that tests someone or something and that will have an effect on the future

Usage examples:

Lift-off is always the moment of truth for a new rocket.
noun

The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.

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In contrast, the active medium in the mechanical laser is the intrinsic angular momenta of electron…
adjective

Of or relating to a moment of inertia.

noun

Transitory character; momentariness.

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