MuarrifA Persian surname. A Muslim name, meaning the praised one and one that is well known amongst his people.
muawiThe name used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for a poisonous tree native to Mozambique whose bark was being studied for its pharmaceutical properties. Later sources determined it to be the same as sassywood, Erythrophleum suaveolens, to which it was often compared by earlier writers.
muawineA poisonous alkaloid obtained from the bark of the muawi, a tree of Mozambique.
MUCthe Montreal Urban Community — the supramunicipal level of government for the island of Montreal and several surrounding islands. It was formed in 1970, and in 2002 it was replaced by the MMC, it area was subsumed into the megacity of Montreal. It was reformed in 2006 as the Montreal Agglomeration Council (Conseil d'agglomération de Montréal).
mucalMucous, mucosal: of or pertaining to mucus or the production thereof.
mucicOf or pertaining to mucic acid or its derivatives
mucicarmineA staining procedure used in microbiology to identify a variety of microorganisms based on whether or not the cell wall stains intensely red.
mucinolyticThat dissolves, breaks down or hydrolyses mucins
mucinosisAny of a group of cutaneous diseases caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of acid mucopolysaccharides (i.e. mucin), usually hyaluronic acid
mucinousOf, pertaining to, containing, or producing (one or more) mucins.
muciparousSecreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.
mucivoreAn insect that feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, such as certain Diptera like aphids.
muckrakerOne who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that often violate widely held values; e.g. one who exposes political corruption or the poor conditions in prisons.
muckspreadTo fertilize agricultural land by spreading manure over it.
muckspreadingThe fertilization of agricultural land by spreading manure over it.
mucoaqueousContaining both mucus and water, especially in reference to the tear film of the ocular surface.
mucobloodySynonym of mucosanguineous (“containing mucus and blood”).
mucocartilageA form of cartilage present in larval lampreys
mucoceleAn enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or edema of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.
mucocellularRelating to or composed of mucous cells.
mucociliaryOf or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.