All English words - page 3179

Meanings of Meiosis:

noun

A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.

Usage examples:

The sporophytes of green algae form spores only by meiosis

Meanings of Meiotic:

adjective

Relating to meiosis (= a type of cell division)

Meanings of Meisje:

noun

A girl, a young woman (especially a white afrikaans-speaker).

Meanings of Meistersinger:

noun

A member of one of the guilds of german lyric poets and musicians which flourished from the 12th to 17th century, known for their elaborate technique.

Usage examples:

The song contest in wagner's opera die meistersinger von nürnberg probably reflects the existence o…

Meanings of Meith:

noun

A land feature used to take bearings at sea, frequently in order to demarcate fishing grounds; a seamark. also (in extended use): any mark or distinguishing feature facilitating orientation on land or at sea.

Meanings of Meithei:

noun

A member of a people inhabiting the state of manipur in assam, north-east india; (more generally) a manipuri.

Meanings of Meizoseismal:

adjective

Relating to the points of maximum disturbance in an earthquake; specifically designating a region that has undergone maximum disturbance in an earthquake. also as noun (rare).

Meanings of Mekhitarist:

noun

A member of a congregation of uniate armenian monks devoted especially to the study and publication of texts in armenian, founded by mechitar in 1701.

adjective

Of or belonging to the mechitarists.

Meanings of Mekometer:

noun

Also mekometer. an instrument for the accurate measurement of distances by means of reflected polarized light.

Meanings of Mekong:

proper noun

A river of se asia which rises in tibet and flows south-east and south for 4,180 km (2,600 miles) through southern china, laos, cambodia, and vietnam to its extensive delta on the south china sea. it forms the boundary between laos and its western neighbours burma and thailand.

Meanings of Mel:

noun

A unit of subjective pitch, on a scale that is proportional to the pitch of a sound, the pitch of a note of frequency 1000 hz being equal to 1000 mels.

Meanings of Mela:

noun

A fair or hindu festival.

Usage examples:

The capital recently hosted a hugely successful mela, which attracted crowds of 80,000 from all com…

Meanings of Melaconite:

noun

An earthy impure black oxide of copper; a form of tenorite containing hydrated copper silicate and carbonate.

Meanings of Melada:

noun

In sugar-making: the juice of the sugar cane after it has been concentrated by boiling.

Meanings of Melaena:

noun

The production of dark sticky faeces containing partly digested blood, as a result of internal bleeding or the swallowing of blood.

Usage examples:

It is normal to lose 0.5 to 1.5 ml of blood daily in the gastrointestinal tract, and melena usually…

Meanings of Melaleuca:

noun

An australian shrub or tree bearing cylindrical spikes of flowers. some kinds are a source of timber or medicinal oil.

Usage examples:

Acacias, grevilleas and melaleucas need careful annual pruning to keep them busy and attractive and…

Meanings of Melam:

noun

An insoluble, usually buff-coloured, amorphous organic compound originally obtained by heating ammonium thiocyanate, and formed as a by-product during the production of melamine.

Meanings of Melamed:

noun

A teacher of elementary hebrew in a cheder.

Meanings of Melamine:

noun

A white crystalline compound made by heating cyanamide and used in making plastics.

Usage examples:

The melamine / acrylic binder is also more brittle than other binder resins we have used.

Meanings of Melamines:

noun

A white crystalline compound made by heating cyanamide and used in making plastics.

Usage examples:

The melamine / acrylic binder is also more brittle than other binder resins we have used.

Meanings of Melammed:

noun

A teacher of elementary hebrew in a cheder.

Meanings of Melampodium:

noun

In form melampodium: a genus of plants of the family asteraceae (compositae), comprising white- or yellow-flowered herbs and subshrubs native to tropical and warm parts of america, especially mexico; (also melampodium) a plant of this genus, especially m. leucanthum, sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Meanings of Melampyrin:

noun

= dulcitol .

Meanings of Melanaemia:

noun

The presence of dark pigment (originally malarial pigment, later specifically melanin or its precursors) melanin or other dark pigment in the blood.

Meanings of Melancholia:

noun

A feeling of deep sadness; melancholy.

Usage examples:

The haunting melancholia that dominates the album