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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 mundificant Serving to cleanse and heal. mundivagant Wandering across the world; globetrotting. munerate To remunerate. munite To fortify, strengthen. mural crown A crown or headpiece representing city walls or towers, used as a military decoration in Ancient Rome and later as a heraldic symbol in Europe. muramic Of or pertaining to muramic acid or its derivatives muricoid Resembling or relating to the genus Murex or family Muricidae. muride bromine muriform Resembling a wall. muropeptide Any peptidoglycan associated with a cell wall. murrhine Made of murra; applied to certain valuable vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups. muscarine An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter. muscicide Any substance that kills flies. musciform Having the appearance or form of a moss. muscifuge Something which repels or kills flies, typically a plant; a fly repellent. Also spelled "muscafuge" (1844) by Henry Stephens, who claimed to have coined it. muscoid Any fly in the superfamily Muscoidea. muscosity mossiness musculin syntonin musculospiral Of or pertaining to the radial nerve (also called the musculospiral nerve) musimon Synonym of mouflon (“wild sheep”). musion A wild or domestic cat. musmon A kind of sheep, the mouflon. musophobia The fear of mice (and rats). musteline Like or relating to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens. muta- Relating to mutation. mutilous mutilated, defective, or imperfect mutoscope An early motion-picture device, involving viewing a series of photographs taken in quick succession giving the illusion of movement, seen by one person at a time through a peephole. mutuary One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind myringa Synonym of eardrum. myrrha myrrh n/a not applicable Naevian Of or relating to the Latin poet Gnaeus Naevius. nanocormia A form of dwarfism characterized by a very short trunk napiform Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but with a tapering bottom. narcissine Narcissistic, loving oneself excessively. nardus The ointment nard. nariform Shaped like a nose naris a nostril narrable Capable of being narrated or told. nasute Having a long snout. natalitial Pertaining to a birthday. natiolect A national standard variety of a language spoken in more than one region. nauseant A substance that induces nausea. nauseate To cause nausea in. navarch The commander of a fleet. neanimorphic Appearing younger than one's actual age. nebris The skin of a fawn, as worn by Dionysus, and as worn in his honor by his male followers and female followers (maenads) and other votaries in Ancient Greece. It has also been shown as a panther or fox skin in different contexts. necessitude The state or characteristic of being in need; neediness. necessitudinous Characterized by or a result of necessity. nefandous Unspeakable, appalling. nefast wicked negator One who, or that which, negates. neglection neglect nemaline Having the form of threads; fibrous. nematomorph Any of many worms of the phylum Nematomorpha. Nemausus The patron god of Nîmes during Roman times. nemine contradicente With nobody contradicting; by consensus; without dissent. nemorous Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves. Neocomian Of or pertaining to the Lower Greensand. neopulmo Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the laterodorsal and lateroventral bronchi nepotal Of or relating to a nephew. nepotarchy A government run by multiple members of the same family. nepoticidal Of or pertaining to nepoticide. nepoticide The killing of one's own nephew. Neronian Of or pertaining to the Roman emperor Nero, notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty. Neronic Of or relating to the ancient Roman emperor Nero. nervation A pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a leaf. nervosity The state of being nervous; nervousness. nescience The absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs. nescient An ignorant person. neuroligin Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that bind to neurexins neurospast A puppet; a marionette neutro- Neutral. New Rome Synonym of Constantinople (“Byzantium”) (Istanbul) niccolite Synonym of nickeline. nictitating winking, blinking nidamental Used to describe an internal organ, in some elasmobranchs and molluscs, that secretes egg cases or the gelatinous covering of eggmass. nidation The implantation of the early embryo in the uterus. nidicolous Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection. nidifugous That leaves the nest shortly after hatching. nido- a nest-like structure nidology The study of nests. nidor The smell of burning animals, especially of burning animal fat. nidulant Nestling, as a bird in its nest. nigeran A polysaccharide found in black mold, Aspergillus niger. nigraniline A complex, nitrogenous, organic base and black dyestuff nigrescence The process of becoming black or dark; blackening. nigrescent Approaching blackness; blackish, dark-coloured. nigrification The act or process of making black. nigrine A black ferruginous variety of rutile, or a compound of rutile and ilmenite. nigrite An insulating material consisting of the impure residuum obtained in the distillation of paraffin. nigritudinous Black in color. nigrosine A dark blue synthetic dyestuff of the induline group. nigrous Black. nihilate To annul. nihilation The act of nihilating. nimbiferous Foreboding clouds or stormy weather. nimbose cloudy nimiety State of being in excess, more than is needed. nimious Excessive; extravagant; inordinate; vexatious.