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Meiosis
- noun - (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
- understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"
Melenas
- noun - abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
Mellows
- verb - become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
- make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
- soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
Meloids
- noun - beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
Melosas
- noun - South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil
Melters
- noun - a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)
Members
- noun - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"
- an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations"
- anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"
- one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
- the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
Memoirs
- noun - an account of the author's personal experiences
- an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic
Memphis
- noun - an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)
- largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
Menaces
- noun - a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
- act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
- express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
- pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
- something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"