| marbleization | (noun) a texture like that of marble | Synonyms: marbleisation, marbleising, marbleizing |
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| marbleizing | (noun) a texture like that of marble | Synonyms: marbleisation, marbleising, marbleization |
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| marginalization | (noun) the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society) | Synonyms: marginalisation |
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| marzipan | (noun) almond paste and egg whites | Synonyms: marchpane |
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| masculinization | (noun) the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) | Synonyms: masculinisation, virilisation, virilization |
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| materialization | (noun) an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) | Synonyms: manifestation, materialisation |
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| (noun) something that comes into existence as a result | Synonyms: materialisation, offspring |
| (noun) the process of coming into being; becoming reality | Synonyms: materialisation |
| matzah | (noun) brittle flat bread eaten at Passover | Synonyms: matzo, matzoh, unleavened bread |
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| matzo | (noun) brittle flat bread eaten at Passover | Synonyms: matzah, matzoh, unleavened bread |
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| matzoh | (noun) brittle flat bread eaten at Passover | Synonyms: matzah, matzo, unleavened bread |
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| maximization | (noun) the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position | Synonyms: maximation, maximisation |
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| (noun) the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function | - |
| maze | (noun) complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost | Synonyms: labyrinth |
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| (noun) something jumbled or confused | Synonyms: snarl, tangle |
| mazer | (noun) a large hardwood drinking bowl | - |
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| mazopathy | (noun) any pathology of the breast | Synonyms: mastopathy |
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| mazurka | (noun) a Polish national dance in triple time | - |
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| (noun) music composed for dancing the mazurka | - |
| mazzard | (noun) wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting | Synonyms: gean, mazzard cherry |
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| mebendazole | (noun) an anthelmintic used to treat hookworm and pinworm and roundworm infestations | - |
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| mechanization | (noun) the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware | Synonyms: automation, mechanisation |
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| (noun) the condition of having a highly technical implementation | Synonyms: mechanisation |
| meclizine | (noun) an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness | Synonyms: Antivert, meclizine hydrochloride |
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| megahertz | (noun) one million periods per second | Synonyms: Mc, megacycle, megacycle per second, MHz |
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| memorialization | (noun) a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something | Synonyms: commemoration, memorialisation |
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| memorization | (noun) learning so as to be able to remember verbatim | Synonyms: committal to memory, memorisation |
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| memorizer | (noun) a person who learns by rote | Synonyms: memoriser |
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| merozoite | (noun) a cell that arises from the asexual division of a parent sporozoan during its life cycle | - |
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| mesmerizer | (noun) a person who induces hypnosis | Synonyms: hypnotiser, hypnotist, hypnotizer, mesmerist |
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| mestiza | (noun) a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) | - |
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| mestizo | (noun) a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) | - |
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| metazoan | (noun) any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges | - |
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| methylbenzene | (noun) a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels | Synonyms: toluene |
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| metronidazole | (noun) antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis | Synonyms: Flagyl |
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| mezcal | (noun) a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons | Synonyms: Lophophora williamsii, mescal, peyote |
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| mezereon | (noun) small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs | Synonyms: Daphne mezereum, February daphne |
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| mezereum | (noun) the dried bark of the shrub mezereon | - |
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| mezuza | (noun) religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law | Synonyms: mezuzah |
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| mezuzah | (noun) religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law | Synonyms: mezuza |
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| mezzanine | (noun) intermediate floor just above the ground floor | Synonyms: entresol, mezzanine floor |
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| (noun) first or lowest balcony | Synonyms: first balcony |
| mezzo | (noun) the female singing voice between contralto and soprano | Synonyms: mezzo-soprano |
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| (noun) a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto | Synonyms: mezzo-soprano |
| mezzotint | (noun) print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade | - |
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| miconazole | (noun) an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat) | Synonyms: Monistat |
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| midazolam | (noun) an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures | Synonyms: Versed |
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| militarization | (noun) act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: | Synonyms: militarisation, mobilisation, mobilization |
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| miniaturization | (noun) act of making on a greatly reduced scale | Synonyms: miniaturisation |
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| minimization | (noun) the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position | Synonyms: minimisation |
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| mirza | (noun) a title of respect placed before the surname of an official, scholar, or other distinguished man. | - |
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| mittelschmerz | (noun) pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle) | - |
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| mitzvah | (noun) (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty | Synonyms: mitsvah |
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| (noun) (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law | Synonyms: mitsvah |
| mizen | (noun) third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy | Synonyms: mizenmast, mizzen, mizzenmast |
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| (noun) fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast | Synonyms: mizzen |
| mizenmast | (noun) third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy | Synonyms: mizen, mizzen, mizzenmast |
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| mizzen | (noun) third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy | Synonyms: mizen, mizenmast, mizzenmast |
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| (noun) fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast | Synonyms: mizen |
| mizzenmast | (noun) third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy | Synonyms: mizen, mizenmast, mizzen |
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| mizzle | (noun) very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower | Synonyms: drizzle |
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| mobilization | (noun) act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action | Synonyms: mobilisation |
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| (noun) act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: | Synonyms: militarisation, militarization, mobilisation |
| modernization | (noun) making modern in appearance or behavior | Synonyms: modernisation |
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| (noun) a modernized version (as of a play) | - |
| monazite | (noun) a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium | - |
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| monetization | (noun) establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country | Synonyms: monetisation |
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| monopolization | (noun) domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others | Synonyms: monopolisation |
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| monopolizer | (noun) someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something | Synonyms: monopoliser, monopolist |
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| moralization | (noun) the act of making moral (or more moral) | Synonyms: moralisation |
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| (noun) indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code | Synonyms: moralisation, moralizing |
| moralizing | (noun) indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code | Synonyms: moralisation, moralization |
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| motorization | (noun) the act of motorizing (equipping with motors or with motor vehicles) | Synonyms: motorisation |
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| mozzarella | (noun) mild white Italian cheese | - |
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| muazzin | (noun) the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day | Synonyms: muadhdhin, muezzin |
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| muezzin | (noun) the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day | Synonyms: muadhdhin, muazzin |
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| muzhik | (noun) a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917) | Synonyms: moujik, mujik, muzjik |
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| muzjik | (noun) a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917) | Synonyms: moujik, mujik, muzhik |
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| muzzle | (noun) forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose | - |
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| (noun) restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting | Synonyms: gag |
| (noun) the open circular discharging end of a gun | Synonyms: gun muzzle |
| (noun) a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting | - |
| muzzler | (noun) someone who muzzles animals | - |
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| myelinization | (noun) the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber | Synonyms: myelinisation |
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| mythologization | (noun) the restatement of a message as a myth | Synonyms: mythologisation |
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| naphazoline | (noun) vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation | Synonyms: Privine, Sudafed |
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| nasalization | (noun) the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators | Synonyms: nasalisation |
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| nationalization | (noun) changing something from private to state ownership or control | Synonyms: communisation, communization, nationalisation |
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| (noun) the action of rendering national in character | Synonyms: nationalisation |
| (noun) the action of forming or becoming a nation | Synonyms: nationalisation |
| naturalization | (noun) the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship | Synonyms: naturalisation |
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| (noun) changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology | Synonyms: naturalisation |
| (noun) the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous | Synonyms: naturalisation |
| (noun) the quality of being brought into conformity with nature | Synonyms: naturalisation |
| nazi | (noun) derogatory term for a person who is fanatically dedicated to, or seeks to control, some activity, practice, etc. | - |
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| nebuchadnezzar | (noun) a very large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 normal bottles of wine; used especially for display | - |
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| nebulizer | (noun) a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | Synonyms: atomiser, atomizer, nebuliser, spray, sprayer |
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| nefazodone | (noun) an antidepressant drug (trade name Serzone) | Synonyms: Serzone |
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| neutralization | (noun) action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action | Synonyms: counteraction, neutralisation |
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| (noun) action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war | Synonyms: neutralisation |
| (noun) (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) | Synonyms: neutralisation |
| (noun) a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water | Synonyms: neutralisation, neutralisation reaction, neutralization reaction |
| nitrazepam | (noun) a hypnotic and sedative drug of the benzodiazepine type | - |
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| nitrobenzene | (noun) a poisonous oily water-soluble liquid used as a solvent and in the manufacture of aniline | - |
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| noncitizen | (noun) a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country | Synonyms: alien, foreigner, outlander |
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| nonpartizan | (noun) a person who is nonpartisan | Synonyms: nonpartisan |
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| normalization | (noun) the imposition of standards or regulations | Synonyms: normalisation, standardisation, standardization |
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| normalizer | (noun) a person who normalizes | Synonyms: normaliser |
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| novelization | (noun) converting something into the form of a novel | Synonyms: novelisation |
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| nozzle | (noun) a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged | Synonyms: nose |
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| (noun) informal terms for the nose | Synonyms: beak, honker, hooter, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout |
| objectivization | (noun) the act or process of making or becoming objective. | - |
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| omeprazole | (noun) antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach | Synonyms: Prilosec |
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| ooze | (noun) the process of seeping | Synonyms: oozing, seepage |
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| (noun) any thick, viscous matter | Synonyms: goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, slime, sludge |
| oozing | (noun) the process of seeping | Synonyms: ooze, seepage |
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| opsonization | (noun) process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis | Synonyms: opsonisation |
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| optimization | (noun) the act of rendering optimal | Synonyms: optimisation |
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| organization | (noun) the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business | Synonyms: organisation |
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| (noun) the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically | Synonyms: organisation |
| (noun) the act of forming or establishing something | Synonyms: constitution, establishment, formation, organisation |
| (noun) an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized | Synonyms: organisation, system |
| (noun) an organized structure for arranging or classifying | Synonyms: arrangement, organisation, system |
| (noun) a group of people who work together | Synonyms: organisation |
| (noun) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | Synonyms: administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation |
| organizer | (noun) a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | Synonyms: organiser, PDA, personal digital assistant, personal organiser, personal organizer |
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| (noun) a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise | Synonyms: arranger, organiser |
| (noun) someone who enlists workers to join a union | Synonyms: labor organizer, organiser |
| organza | (noun) a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy | - |
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| orzo | (noun) pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine | - |
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| outsize | (noun) an unusual garment size (especially one that is very large) | - |
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| ouzel | (noun) common black European thrush | Synonyms: blackbird, European blackbird, merl, merle, ousel, Turdus merula |
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| ouzo | (noun) a Greek liquor flavored with anise | - |
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| overcapitalization | (noun) (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants) | Synonyms: overcapitalisation |
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| overutilization | (noun) exploitation to the point of diminishing returns | Synonyms: overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation |
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