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101Mykonos — /mik euh nos , nohs , mee keuh /, n. a mountainous island in SE Greece, in the S Aegean: resort. 3823; 35 sq. mi. (90 sq. km). Greek, Mikonos. * * * …
102myxameba — /mik seuh mee beuh/, n., pl. myxamebas, myxamebae / bee/. the amebalike, usually nonflagellated, uninucleate haploid individual of a sporocarp that is released upon spore germination and feeds by engulfing bacteria and yeast: a typical stage in… …
103myxobacteria — /mik soh bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. myxobacterium / tear ee euhm/. Bacteriol. See gliding bacteria. [1930 35; MYXO + BACTERIA, based on the genus name Myxobacter; see BACTER] * * * …
104myxoid — /mik soyd/, adj. resembling mucus. [MYX + OID] * * * …
105myxomatosis — /mik seuh meuh toh sis/, n. 1. Pathol. a. a condition characterized by the presence of many myxomas. b. myxomatous degeneration. 2. Vet. Pathol. a highly infectious viral disease of rabbits, artificially introduced into Great Britain and… …
106myxomycete — /mik soh muy seet, muy seet /, n. an organism of the phylum Myxomycota (or, in some classifications, the class Myxomycetes), comprising the slime molds. [1875 80; < NL Myxomycetes; see MYXO , MYCETE] * * * …
107myxomycetous — /mik soh muy see teuhs/, adj. of or pertaining to a slime mold. [1880 85; MYXOMYCET(ES) + OUS] * * * …
108myxospore — /mik seuh spawr , spohr /, n. Mycol. a spore produced within any of various fruiting bodies of myxomycetes. [1850 55; MYXO + SPORE] * * * …
109St. Pierre and Miquelon — /mik euh lon /; Fr. /meek lawonn / two small groups of islands off the S coast of Newfoundland: an overseas territory of France; important base for fishing. 5232; 93 sq. mi. (240 sq. km). Cap.: St. Pierre. * * * …
110mixte — (mik st ) adj. 1° Composé de plusieurs choses de différente nature. Corps mixte. 2° Par extension, qui participe à différentes choses. • Précisément parce que nous sommes des êtres mixtes, nous ne saurions avoir une idée directe de la… …
