| LIMATION | • limation n. The act of filing or polishing. • LIMATION n. filing; (figurative) the process of refining or improving the appearance of something. |
| LIMONITE | • limonite n. (Mineralogy) Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hemite with… • LIMONITE n. a major ore of iron. |
| LONGTIME | • longtime adj. Having endured for a long period of time. • longtime adv. Having been for a long time. • long-time adj. Alternative spelling of longtime. |
| MANNITOL | • mannitol n. (Organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol, used as an artificial sweetener. • MANNITOL n. a sweet alcohol obtained from manna, also MANNITE. |
| MILTONIA | • miltonia n. (Botany) Any orchid of the genus Miltonia. • MILTONIA n. a plant of the Miltonia genus of tropical American orchids with brightly-coloured flowers. |
| MIRLITON | • mirliton n. A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote. • mirliton n. (Music) The eunuch flute, a kind of kazoo or membranophone. • mirliton n. An 18th-century hussar hat resembling a slightly conical shako or tall fez. |
| MOLINETS | • molinets n. Plural of molinet. • MOLINET n. (French) a stick used to whip drinking chocolate in the 18th century. |
| MONOLITH | • monolith n. (Also attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone… • monolith n. (Also attributively and figurative) Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering… • monolith n. (Chemistry) A substrate having many tiny channels that is cast as a single piece, which is used as a… |
| MONTICLE | • monticle n. (Now rare) A small mountain, or hillock. • MONTICLE n. a little hill, also MONTICULUS. |
| MORTLING | • mortling n. (UK, dialect) An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of disease or privation. • mortling n. (UK) Wool taken from a dead sheep. • MORTLING n. a sheep that has died from disease, also MORLING. |
| MOTIONAL | • motional adj. Of or pertaining to motion. • MOTIONAL adj. relating to motion. |
| MOTTLING | • mottling v. Present participle of mottle. • mottling n. Spots or blotches of different shades or colours. • MOTTLING n. a blotched appearance. |
| MOULINET | • moulinet n. (Fencing, chiefly sabre) A circular cut, often composed of a parry, usually prime or seconde, moving… • moulinet n. The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, etc. • moulinet n. A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up. |
| MOULTING | • moulting v. Present participle of moult. • moulting n. A moult; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc. • MOULTING n. the act of shedding. |
| MULTITON | • multiton adj. Weighing more than one ton. • multiton n. (Software, design) A creational design pattern resembling the singleton pattern except that multiple… • multiton n. (Programming) The class used for the multiton pattern. |
| MYLONITE | • mylonite n. (Geology) Any rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic… • MYLONITE n. a hard, streaky, often granular rock produced by crushing. |
| PILOTMAN | • pilotman n. (Rail transport, UK) A railway employee who directs operations over a section of railway line temporarily… • PILOTMAN n. a railway employee assigned to guide trains. |
| PILOTMEN | • pilotmen n. Plural of pilotman. • PILOTMAN n. a railway employee assigned to guide trains. |
| TORMINAL | • torminal adj. Relating to tormina. • TORMINAL adj. relating to tormina, the gripes. |