mite | (noun) any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods | - |
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(noun) a slight but appreciable amount | Synonyms: hint, jot, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch |
miter | (noun) a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions | Synonyms: mitre |
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(noun) the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made | Synonyms: mitre |
(noun) joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner | Synonyms: miter joint, mitre, mitre joint |
miterwort | (noun) any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter | Synonyms: bishop's cap, mitrewort |
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mithan | (noun) ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur | Synonyms: Bibos frontalis, gayal |
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mithramycin | (noun) an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes | Synonyms: Mithracin |
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mitigation | (noun) to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious | Synonyms: extenuation, palliation |
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(noun) the action of lessening in severity or intensity | Synonyms: moderation |
(noun) a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances | Synonyms: extenuation |
mitochondrion | (noun) an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy | Synonyms: chondriosome |
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mitogen | (noun) an agent that triggers mitosis | - |
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mitomycin | (noun) a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug | Synonyms: Mutamycin |
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mitosis | (noun) cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes | - |
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mitre | (noun) a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions | Synonyms: miter |
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(noun) the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made | Synonyms: miter |
(noun) joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner | Synonyms: miter, miter joint, mitre joint |
mitrewort | (noun) any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter | Synonyms: bishop's cap, miterwort |
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mitsvah | (noun) (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty | Synonyms: mitzvah |
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(noun) (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law | Synonyms: mitzvah |
mitt | (noun) the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball | Synonyms: baseball glove, baseball mitt, glove |
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(noun) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | Synonyms: hand, manus, paw |
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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mitten | (noun) glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together | - |
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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 |