concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
<noun.attribute>

M

molar concentration

molarity

the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
<noun.communication>

M

m

a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
<noun.quantity>

M

MB

MiB

mebibyte

megabyte

a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
<noun.quantity>

M

MB

megabyte

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 24

1000

G

K

M

chiliad

grand

one thousand

thou

thousand

yard

a semiautomatic rifle
<noun.artifact>

Garand

Garand rifle

M-1

M-1 rifle

a semiautomatic rifle
<noun.artifact>

Garand

Garand rifle

M-1

M-1 rifle

(particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong
<noun.cognition>

M-theory

German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881)
<noun.person>

M. J. Schleiden

Matthias Schleiden

Schleiden

the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
<noun.time>

M.M.

beats per minute

bpm

metronome marking

a measure of the money supply; includes currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances
<noun.possession>

M1

a measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit)
<noun.possession>

M2

a measure of the money supply; M2 plus deposits at institutions that are not banks (such as savings and loan associations)
<noun.possession>

M3

a master's degree in arts and sciences
<noun.communication>

AM

Artium Magister

MA

Master of Arts

a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
<noun.location>

Bay State

MA

Mass.

Massachusetts

Old Colony

a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fight the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda
<noun.group>

MAK

Maktab al-Khidmat

a master's degree in library science
<noun.communication>

MALS

Master of Arts in Library Science

a man-portable surface-to-air missile
<noun.artifact>

MANPAD

an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)
<noun.substance>

MAO

monoamine oxidase

any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate
<noun.artifact>

MAOI

monoamine oxidase inhibitor

a master's degree in teaching
<noun.communication>

MAT

Master of Arts in Teaching

a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture
<noun.communication>

MArch

Master of Architecture

(a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine
<noun.communication>

Bachelor of Medicine

MB

a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
<noun.quantity>

M

MB

MiB

mebibyte

megabyte

a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
<noun.quantity>

M

MB

megabyte

a master's degree in business
<noun.communication>

MBA

Master in Business

Master in Business Administration

a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
<noun.state>

ADD

ADHD

MBD

attention deficit disorder

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

hyperkinetic syndrome

minimal brain damage

minimal brain dysfunction

an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization
<noun.group>

MCIA

Marine Corps Intelligence Activity

a doctor's degree in medicine
<noun.communication>

Doctor of Medicine

MD

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
<noun.location>

Free State

MD

Maryland

Md.

Old Line State

a licensed medical practitioner
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 80 freq. cnt.: 73 freq. cnt.: 7

Dr.

MD

doc

doctor

medico

physician

sample sentences

"I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"

a Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan; opposes missionary groups from the United States; has Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing
<noun.group>

MDI

Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad

a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States
<noun.artifact>

MDMA

methylenedioxymethamphetamine

sample sentences

"MDMA is often used at parties because it enables partygoers to remain active for long periods of time"

a master's degree in religion
<noun.communication>

MDiv

Master of Divinity

a state in New England
<noun.location>

ME

Maine

Me.

Pine Tree State

relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature
<noun.communication>

MEDLARS

Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS
<noun.artifact>

MEDLINE

a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah
<noun.group>

MEK

MKO

Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization

People's Mujahidin of Iran

a master's degree in education
<noun.communication>

MEd

Master of Education