Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Matlin A Jewish surname from Yiddish Matlins A surname. Matlock A town in Matlock Town parish, Derbyshire Dales district, the county town of Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK2960). matlockite A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, and lead. matmaker One who manufactures mats. matmaking The manufacture of mats. matman A male wrestler. Matmata A town in Tunisia, in the south of the country. matmul Syllabic abbreviation of matrix multiplication. matnakash a type of oval Armenian bread with furrows on it Matney A surname. Matnog A municipality of Sorsogon, Philippines. Mato A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. matoke Mashed boiled bananas or plantains, a staple food in Uganda. Matola A suburb of Maputo, Mozambique. Maton A surname. Matong A locality in the Coolamon council area and the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. matoniaceous Of or relating to the Matoniaceae. matoppie Synonym of motlopi. Mator A Uralic Samoyedic language, extinct since the 1840s, formerly spoken in the northern region of the Sayan Mountains in Siberia, close to the Mongolian north border. matorral A shrubland, a stunted woodland. Matos A surname. Matosinhos A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal. Matott A surname from French. Matoury A city in French Guiana department. Matousek A surname from Czech. matra In Indian music, the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala. matraca A type of wooden rattle from Latin America. matraite A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal brownish yellow mineral containing sulfur and zinc. Matralia The Ancient Roman festival of the goddess Matuta, celebrated on June 11. Matran A municipality in Fribourg canton, Switzerland. matranee A female house-servant. Matranga A surname from Italian. matrass A bolt for a crossbow. Matraville A suburb of Sydney in the Randwick council area, New South Wales, Australia. Matrena A female given name from Russian. matrescence The process of becoming (and coming to inhabit the role of) a mother. matrescent Exhibiting matrescence; becoming a mother. matriarch A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group. matriarchal Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch. matriarchalism The quality of being matriarchal. matriarchally In a matriarchal way. matriarchate A matriarchal system or community. matriarchial Characteristic of or pertaining to a matriarchy. matriarchic matriarchal matriarchically matriarchally matriarchism Synonym of matriarchy. matriarchist Pertaining to matriarchy. matriarchy A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children, and lineage is traced through the female line. matric The final year of high school. matrical Of, or pertaining to, a matrix. matrically By means of, or in the form of matrices matricaria Any of the plants in the genus Matricaria. matricary Applied to the fern Botrychium matricariifolium. matrice The womb. matricellular Describing extracellular proteins that have a regulatory function in the formation of structural elements in vertebrates matricentred matricentric matricentric Centering around the mother or mothers. matricentrically In a matricentric manner. matricentricity The quality of being matricentric. matricial Synonym of matric. matrician A female patrician; an upper class matriarch matricidal Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother. matricidally In a matricidal manner. matricide The killing of one's mother. matricin A sesquiterpene from which chamazulene can be biosynthesised. matricization The operation that turns a tensor into a matrix. matricize To convert (a tensor) into a matrix by means of matricization. matriclan A clan, with membership determined by matrilineal descent from a common ancestor. matricryptic Describing cryptic sites within the extracellular matrix matricula A register of students who are enrolled. matriculability The ability, or eligibility, to matriculate. matriculable Suitable to be matriculated. matriculant A person who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll, usually at a school. matriculash The large-scale session of heavy drinking that ensues following matriculation. matriculate To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university. matriculation Enrollment in a college or university. matriculative Relating to, or causing, matriculation; enrollment. matriculator Someone who matriculates, an enroller on a course, especially for a school. matriculatory Relating to matriculation. matrifocal Centered on the mother; matriarchal. matrifocality The state or condition of being matrifocal. matrifocally In a matrifocal manner. matrigel A gelatinous protein mixture secreted by mouse tumor cells, or specifically a plug composed of this mixture matriglycan A glycan that links dystroglycan to the basement membrane matrika A mother figure in Indian art. matrikin Matrilateral kin. matrikine Any of a group of extracellular matrix-derived peptides which regulate cell activity matrilateral Related through one's maternal side. matrilaterally On the mothers side matrilect The language of the dominant local culture, in the situation where a pidgin or creole is formed from the language of the dominant culture and another outside introduced language. matrilin Any of a group of proteoglycan-associated proteins that are major components of extracellular matrix of various tissues matriline A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers. matrilineage Lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage. matrilineal Tracing descent only through female ancestors. matrilinealism The matrilineal system. matrilineality The condition of being matrilineal matrilineally In matrilineal fashion. matrilinearism Synonym of matrilinealism. matrilineate Synonym of matrilineal. matrilingual Pertaining to one's mother tongue. matriliny Matrilineal society. matrilocal Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal. matrilocality The state of being matrilocal, for a married couple to be living with the family of the wife. matrilocally In a matrilocal fashion. matrilysin A matrix metalloproteinase that has a function in the development of tumours. matrimania Excessive enthusiasm for a wedding or weddings in general. matrimoiety A descent group coming from the mother's side. matrimonial Of, or having to do with matrimony and marriage. matrimonially In a matrimonial way. matrimonious matrimonial matrimoniously matrimonially matrimony Marriage; the state of being married. matrin Synonym of matrilysin. matrine A tetracyclic alkaloid (1R,2R,9S,17S)-7,13-diazatetracyclo[7.7.1.0²,⁷.0¹³,¹⁷]heptadecan-6-one present in plants of the genus Sophora matriot A patriot who is female or who embraces feminine values. matriotic Of or pertaining to a matriot. matriotism School, hometown, or parish pride or loyalty, as opposed to nationalism or patriotism. matriphagous Of or relating to matriphagy or an organism that practices it. matriphagy The condition where organisms feed on their own mother. matripotestal In which the female side holds the authority. matriptase An enzyme that cleaves various kinds of synthetic substrate. matrisexual sexually attracted to one's mother matrisexuality sexual attraction to one's own mother matrisib A matrilineal sib. matrisomal Relating to a matrisome matrisome All the extracellular matrix proteins of an organism matrist Favoring the mother over the father. matristic Being or relating to a prehistoric female-led society based around mother goddess worship. matristics The study of women who were involved in the early Christian church. matrix The cavity or mold in which anything is formed. matrixectomy A procedure making use of chemicals, surgery, cryotherapy or laser to remove all or part of the nail matrix, usually as a treatment for ingrown toenails. matrixed Using matrix management. matrixial Of or relating to a feminist film theory introduced by Bracha L. Ettinger. matrixin A metalloproteinase that hydrolyses matrix proteins matrixing An electronic procedure to generate a signal from multiple signal inputs, for example quadraphonic encoding into two channels. Matrixism A minor modern religion based on the science-fiction franchise The Matrix. matrixlike Resembling or characteristic of a matrix. matrixlysis The chemical lysis of biological matrix matrixule A tubular extension of a mitochondrion similar to a stromule that extends from a plastid. matrixwise By means of, or in terms of, matrices. matroclinic Synonym of matroclinous. matroclinous Having mostly maternally inherited characteristics. matrocliny The quality of being matroclinous. matroid A structure that captures the essence of a notion of "independence" that generalizes linear independence in vector spaces and acyclicality in graphs. matroidal Of or pertaining to a matroid matron A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank. matrona In Ancient Rome, a wife of an honorable man. matronage The collective body of matrons. matronal Of, or pertaining to, a matron.