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Murexide
- - A crystalline nitrogenous substance (C8H8N6O6, 5-5'-nitrilodibarbituric acid monoammonium salt) having a splendid dichroism, being green by reflected light and garnet-red by transmitted light. It was formerly used in dyeing calico, and was obtained in a large quantities from guano. It is now synthesized from alloxan. Formerly called also ammonium purpurate.
Murexoin
- - A complex nitrogenous compound obtained as a scarlet crystalline substance, and regarded as related to murexide.
Muriatic
- - Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.
Muricoid
- - Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family Muricidae.
Muriform
- - Resembling courses of bricks or stones in squareness and regular arrangement; as, a muriform variety of cellular tissue.
Murkiest
- adjective - (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"
- dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps"
Murmansk
- noun - a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city to the north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II
Murmured
- verb - make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
- speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"