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 murein peptidoglycan, mucopeptide murenda mulukhiyah murenger An officer in charge of the town walls, or their repairs. Muresan A surname from Romanian. Muret A town in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France. murex Any member of the genus Murex of marine gastropods. murexan A poorly-characterized nitrogenous material formed from several ureids murexide Ammonium purpurate, the ammonium salt of purpuric acid, used as a complexometric indicator and a colorimetric reagent. murexoin A complex nitrogenous compound obtained as a scarlet crystalline substance, and regarded as related to murexide. Murff A surname. Murfitt A surname. Murfree A surname. Murfreesboro A small city, the county seat of Pike County, Arkansas, United States. murga A stress position used as corporal punishment in parts of South Asia. The punished person has to squat and loop the arms behind the knees to grip the ears. Murgatroyd A surname. Murgeni A town in Vaslui County, Romania. murgeon To grimace at, make faces at (a person). murgh chicken Murguia A surname. murha A stool made of woven cane, used in northeast India. muri A form of waste, or deviation from optimal allocation of resources, that occurs when work processes have not been simplified through standardization. Muria A Gondi tribal people of India. muriat A muriate; chloride. muriate Chloride. muriated Put in brine. muriatic Pertaining to salt or brine. muriaticum chlorine muriatiferous Producing muriatic substances or salt. muricacean Any member of the superfamily Muricacea (accepter name: Muricoidea). Murican An American (inhabitant of the USA). muricate covered with short rough points or studs muricated Synonym of muricate. muricately In a muricate manner. Muricay A barangay of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. muricholic Relating to a muricholic acid or its derivatives muricid Any member of the family Muricidae of rock snails. muricidal Pertaining to muricide. muricide Mouse-killing (especially in rats). muricin A particular steroid glycoside. muricine An alkaloid isolated from Annona muricata. muricinine An alkaloid isolated from Annona muricata. muricoid Resembling or relating to the genus Murex or family Muricidae. muriculate Minutely muricate. murid Of or belonging to the family Muridae. muride bromine Muriel A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly British usage. muriform Resembling a wall. muriformly In a muriform manner. Murighiol A village and commune of Tulcea County, Romania. murim the subculture of the martial arts community Murimo A god of the Tswana people. murine Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mouse. murinization The process, or the result of murinizing murinize To convert to a mouse counterpart murinoglobulin A protease inhibitor present in murine blood murinometric Relating to measurements made with laboratory rats and mice. Murinypata A Murinypatan Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in Port Keats in the Northern Territory. Murinypatan A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language family spoken in Port Keats in the Northern Territory, of which Murinypata is the sole member. muriqui A New World monkey of the genus Brachyteles, found in Brazilian forests. Murison A surname. muristerone Any of a particular group of insecticidal phytosteroids muriti The moriche palm. Muriwai A coastal settlement in Gisborne district, New Zealand. murk Dark, murky. murken To make or become murky or dark. murketing An advertising strategy that avoids direct mentions of a product or service, focusing instead on creating vague "buzz" and publicity. murkily In a murky way. murkiness The state or quality of being murky. murkish murky; gloomy murklins In the dark. murkly dark, gloomy, murky Murkowski A surname. murksome Characterised or marked by murkiness; darksome. murksomeness The state or quality of being murksome; darkness. murky Hard to see through, as a fog or mist. Murland A surname. Murley A surname from Irish. murlins A kind of seaweed; badderlocks (Alaria esculenta) murmanite A triclinic-pedial mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium. Murmansk An oblast in far northern Russia. Murmi Synonym of Tamang (“an ethnic group of Nepal”). Murmu A surname. Murmungee A locality in the Rural City of Wangaratta, north eastern Victoria, Australia. murmur Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. murmurate Of starlings, to gather in large flocks at dusk. murmuration An act or instance of murmuring. murmurer One who murmurs murmuring A sound that murmurs. murmuringly With a murmuring sound. murmurish Resembling or characteristic of a murmuring sound. murmurless silent murmurlessly In a murmurless manner; without noise or complaint. murmurous Low, indistinct (of a sound); reminiscent of a murmur. murmurously In a murmurous manner. murmurousness Quality of being murmurous. Murnane A surname from Irish. Murngic Of or relating to a group of Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal languages and/or dialects spoken in northeastern Arnhem Land by the Yolngu people. Murngin The Yolngu people. murnong A perennial herb of temperate Australia, Microseris lanceolata, or its edible tuber, an important food for Aboriginal Australians. Murnungin A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia Muro A surname. Muroc Former name of Edwards: a settlement in Kern County, California, United States. muroid Any rodent of the superfamily Muroidea. muroidean Any rodent of the superfamily Muroidea murolene Any of a group of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons present in several essential oils murolith Any coccolith that has an outer ring of vertical elements muromonab A monoclonal antibody. muron Synonym of chrism. muropeptidase Any peptidase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a muropeptide muropeptide Any peptidoglycan associated with a cell wall. muroplast A cyanelle. Muroran A city in Iburi subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Murph A surname. A diminutive of the surname Murphy. Murphey A surname. Murphia The expatriate Irish people residing in the UK, especially those who have prospered; also attributive. Murphian Of or pertaining to Ryan Murphy (born 1965), American television writer, director, and producer. Murphree A surname. murphy To swindle by means of the Murphy game confidence trick. Murphys A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California, United States. Murphysboro A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States. murr A catarrh. murra An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C. Murrabit A town in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia Murrah A surname. murrain Infectious disease; pestilence, plague; (countable) sometimes used in curses such as a murrain on someone: an outbreak of such a disease; a plague. murrained Afflicted with murrain (cattle disease). murram Laterite. Murrami A locality in the Leeton council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Murran A surname from Irish. murrangatin A coumarin found in Murraya intermedia (syn. Murraya elongata). Murrawee A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia Murrawombie A locality in the Bogan council area, central New South Wales, Australia. murray A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic. murrayacine A particular organic compound found in the leaves of the curry tree (Murraya koenigii). murrayanine A particular organic compound found in the leaves of the curry tree (Murraya koenigii). murrayazolidine A particular organic compound found in the leaves of the curry tree (Murraya koenigii). murrayazoline A particular organic compound found in the leaves of the curry tree (Murraya koenigii). Murraydale A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia Murrayfield A suburb in the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland, and the location of Murrayfield Stadium (OS grid ref NT2273). Murrayian An Aboriginal Australian of the groups living along the Murray River. murrayin A glucoside found in the flowers of the plant Murraya paniculata, and similar species. Murrayism Synonym of Walkerism. Murraymania Enthusiasm for the British tennis player Andy Murray. murrayone A coumarin found in Murraya paniculata. Murrayville A town in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia murre Any seabird of the genus Uria in the family Alcidae (the auks). Murree A city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Murreigh A surname. murrelet Any of several species of small seabirds, in the genera Brachyramphus and Synthliboramphus of the auk family, found in the North Pacific. Murrell A surname.