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Mitigating
- verb - lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
- make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
Mitigation
- noun - a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
- the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
- to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
Mitigative
- adjective - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Mitigatory
- adjective - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Mitomycins
- noun - a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug
Mitreworts
- noun - any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
Mitterrand
- noun - French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996)
Mixogamous
- - Pairing with several males; -- said of certain fishes of which several males accompany each female during spawning.
Mixologies
- noun - skill in preparing mixed drinks
Mixologist
- noun - an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar