| bimolecular | (adjective) relating to or affecting two molecules | - |
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| cherimolla | (noun) large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples | Synonyms: cherimoya |
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| chromolithograph | (noun) a print made by chromolithography. | - |
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| chromolithography | (noun) single- or multi-color lithography | - |
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| cosmolatry | (noun) the worship of the cosmos | - |
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| cosmologic | (adjective) pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe | Synonyms: cosmogenic, cosmogonic, cosmogonical, cosmological |
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| (adjective) pertaining to the branch of philosophy dealing with the elements and laws and especially the characteristics of the universe such as space and time and causality | Synonyms: cosmological |
| cosmological | (adjective) pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe | Synonyms: cosmogenic, cosmogonic, cosmogonical, cosmologic |
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| (adjective) pertaining to the branch of philosophy dealing with the elements and laws and especially the characteristics of the universe such as space and time and causality | Synonyms: cosmologic |
| cosmologist | (noun) an astronomer who studies the evolution and space-time relations of the universe | - |
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| cosmology | (noun) the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe | Synonyms: cosmogeny, cosmogony |
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| (noun) the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe | - |
| demolish | (verb) defeat soundly and humiliatingly | Synonyms: destroy |
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| (verb) eat up completely, as with great appetite | Synonyms: consume, devour, down, go through |
| (verb) destroy completely | Synonyms: pulverise, pulverize |
| (verb) ruin or destroy | - |
| demolished | (adjective) torn down and broken up | Synonyms: dismantled, razed |
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| demolishing | (noun) complete destruction of a building | Synonyms: leveling, razing, tearing down |
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| demolition | (noun) the act of demolishing | - |
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| (noun) an event that completely destroys something | Synonyms: destruction, wipeout |
| emollient | (adjective) having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin | Synonyms: demulcent, salving, softening |
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| (noun) toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin | Synonyms: cream, ointment |
| emolument | (noun) compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees) | - |
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| entomologic | (adjective) of or relating to the biological science of entomology | Synonyms: entomological |
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| entomological | (adjective) of or relating to the biological science of entomology | Synonyms: entomologic |
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| entomologist | (noun) a zoologist who studies insects | Synonyms: bug-hunter, bugologist |
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| entomology | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies insects | Synonyms: bugology |
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| enzymologist | (noun) a person who is trained in or engaged in enzymology | - |
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| enzymology | (noun) the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes | - |
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| epistemological | (adjective) of or relating to epistemology | Synonyms: epistemic |
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| epistemologist | (noun) a specialist in epistemology | - |
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| epistemology | (noun) the philosophical theory of knowledge | - |
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| esmolol | (noun) intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias | Synonyms: Brevibloc |
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| etymological | (adjective) based on or belonging to etymology | - |
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| etymologise | (verb) construct the history of words | Synonyms: etymologize |
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| (verb) give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) | Synonyms: etymologize |
| etymologist | (noun) a lexicographer who specializes in etymology | - |
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| etymologize | (verb) construct the history of words | Synonyms: etymologise |
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| (verb) give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) | Synonyms: etymologise |
| etymologizing | (noun) (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase | Synonyms: derivation, deriving |
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| etymology | (noun) the study of the sources and development of words | - |
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| (noun) a history of a word | - |
| formol | (noun) a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens | Synonyms: formalin |
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| guacamole | (noun) a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings | - |
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| haemolysin | (noun) any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin | Synonyms: erythrocytolysin, erythrolysin, hemolysin |
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| haemolysis | (noun) lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin | Synonyms: haematolysis, hematolysis, hemolysis |
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| haemolytic | (adjective) relating to or involving or causing hemolysis | Synonyms: hemolytic |
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| hemolysin | (noun) any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin | Synonyms: erythrocytolysin, erythrolysin, haemolysin |
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| hemolysis | (noun) lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin | Synonyms: haematolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis |
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| hemolytic | (adjective) relating to or involving or causing hemolysis | Synonyms: haemolytic |
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| homologic | (adjective) similar in evolutionary origin but not in function | Synonyms: homological |
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| homological | (adjective) similar in evolutionary origin but not in function | Synonyms: homologic |
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| homologise | (verb) make homologous | Synonyms: homologize |
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| homologize | (verb) make homologous | Synonyms: homologise |
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| (verb) be homologous | - |
| homologous | (adjective) corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species | - |
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| (adjective) having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function | - |
| homology | (noun) the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function | - |
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| hoodmold | (noun) a protective drip that is made of stone | Synonyms: dripstone, hoodmould |
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| immolate | (verb) offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction | - |
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| immolation | (noun) killing or offering as a sacrifice | - |
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| intermolecular | (adjective) existing or acting between molecules | - |
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| intramolecular | (adjective) within the molecule; occurring by a reaction between different parts of the same molecule | - |
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| macromolecular | (adjective) relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules | - |
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| macromolecule | (noun) any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals | Synonyms: supermolecule |
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| methocarbamol | (noun) muscle relaxant for skeletal muscles (trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms | Synonyms: Robaxin |
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| mol | (noun) the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Synonyms: gram molecule, mole |
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| mola | (noun) among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters | Synonyms: headfish, ocean sunfish, sunfish |
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| molal | (adjective) designating a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent | - |
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| molality | (noun) concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent | Synonyms: molal concentration |
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| molar | (adjective) pertaining to large units of behavior | - |
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| (adjective) containing one mole of a substance | - |
| (adjective) designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution | - |
| (adjective) of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth | - |
| (noun) grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars | Synonyms: grinder |
| molarity | (noun) concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution | Synonyms: M, molar concentration |
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| molasses | (noun) thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining | - |
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| mold | (noun) container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens | Synonyms: cast, mould |
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| (noun) sculpture produced by molding | Synonyms: clay sculpture, modeling, modelling, molding, mould, moulding |
| (noun) a distinctive nature, character, or type | Synonyms: mould |
| (noun) a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold | Synonyms: mould |
| (noun) a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter | Synonyms: mould |
| (noun) the process of becoming mildewed | Synonyms: mildew, mould |
| (noun) the distinctive form in which a thing is made | Synonyms: cast, mould, stamp |
| (noun) loose soil rich in organic matter | Synonyms: mould |
| (verb) become moldy; spoil due to humidity | Synonyms: mildew, mould |
| (verb) shape or influence; give direction to | Synonyms: determine, influence, mould, regulate, shape |
| (verb) fit tightly, follow the contours of | Synonyms: mould |
| (verb) form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold | Synonyms: cast, mould |
| (verb) make something, usually for a specific function | Synonyms: forge, form, mould, shape, work |
| (verb) form in clay, wax, etc | Synonyms: model, mould |
| moldable | (adjective) capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material) | Synonyms: fictile, plastic |
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| moldboard | (noun) wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow | Synonyms: mouldboard |
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| molded | (adjective) shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) | Synonyms: shaped, wrought |
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| molder | (verb) break down | Synonyms: decompose, moulder, rot |
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| moldiness | (noun) the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy | Synonyms: must, mustiness |
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| molding | (noun) a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied | Synonyms: modeling, modelling, moulding |
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| (noun) the act of creating something by casting it in a mold | Synonyms: casting |
| (noun) a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge | Synonyms: border, moulding |
| (noun) a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing | Synonyms: moulding |
| (noun) sculpture produced by molding | Synonyms: clay sculpture, modeling, modelling, mold, mould, moulding |
| moldy | (adjective) covered with or smelling of mold | Synonyms: mouldy, musty |
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| mole | (noun) small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet | - |
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| (noun) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | Synonyms: breakwater, bulwark, groin, groyne, jetty, seawall |
| (noun) a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin | - |
| (noun) a spy who works against enemy espionage | Synonyms: counterspy |
| (noun) the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Synonyms: gram molecule, mol |
| (noun) spicy sauce often containing chocolate | - |
| molecular | (adjective) relating to simple or elementary organization | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules | - |
| molecule | (noun) (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | - |
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| (noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | Synonyms: atom, corpuscle, mote, particle, speck |
| molehill | (noun) a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing | - |
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| moleskin | (noun) a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap | - |
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| molest | (verb) annoy continually or chronically | Synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, plague, provoke |
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| (verb) harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to | - |
| molestation | (noun) the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | Synonyms: harassment |
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| (noun) the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) | - |
| molester | (noun) someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities | - |
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| molindone | (noun) antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia | Synonyms: Moban |
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| moll | (noun) the girlfriend of a gangster | Synonyms: gangster's moll, gun moll |
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| molle | (noun) small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits | Synonyms: pepper tree, Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus molle |
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| mollie | (noun) popular aquarium fish | Synonyms: molly |
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| mollification | (noun) the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined | Synonyms: pacification |
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| (noun) a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered | - |
| mollify | (verb) make less rigid or softer | - |
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| (verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else | Synonyms: moderate, season, temper |
| (verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate |
| mollusc | (noun) invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | Synonyms: mollusk, shellfish |
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| molluscum | (noun) any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules | - |
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| mollusk | (noun) invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | Synonyms: mollusc, shellfish |
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| molly | (noun) popular aquarium fish | Synonyms: mollie |
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| mollycoddle | (noun) a pampered darling; an effeminate man | - |
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| (verb) treat with excessive indulgence | Synonyms: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, pamper, spoil |
| mollycoddler | (noun) someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence | Synonyms: coddler, pamperer, spoiler |
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| mollymawk | (noun) large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight | Synonyms: albatross |
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| moloch | (noun) any lizard of the genus Moloch | - |
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| molt | (noun) periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles | Synonyms: ecdysis, molting, moult, moulting |
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| (verb) cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | Synonyms: exuviate, moult, shed, slough |
| molten | (adjective) reduced to liquid form by heating | Synonyms: liquefied, liquified |
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| molter | (noun) an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair) | Synonyms: moulter |
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| molting | (noun) periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles | Synonyms: ecdysis, molt, moult, moulting |
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| molto | (adverb) much | - |
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| molybdenite | (noun) a mineral resembling graphite that is valued as the chief source of molybdenum and its compounds | - |
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| molybdenum | (noun) a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel | Synonyms: atomic number 42, Mo |
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| ophthalmologist | (noun) a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye | Synonyms: eye doctor, oculist |
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| ophthalmology | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases | - |
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| ormolu | (noun) brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture | - |
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