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Topic: Science

minoxidil

IPA: /mɪˈnɒksɪdɪl/

KK: /mɪˈnɒksɪdɪl/

noun

Definition: A medication that helps widen blood vessels and is used to lower blood pressure and promote hair growth in certain types of hair loss.

Example: Minoxidil is often recommended for people experiencing hair thinning or loss.

minuend

IPA: //mɪˈnuːɛnd//

KK: /mɪˈnuːɛnd/

noun

Definition: The number that you take away from when doing subtraction. For example, in the subtraction 50 - 16 = 34, 50 is the minuend.

Example: In the equation 70 - 25 = 45, the minuend is 70.

minus

IPA: /ˈmaɪnəs/

KK: /ˈmaɪnəs/

adjective

Definition: Describing something that is negative or less than zero, often used in mathematics or to indicate a lower quality or rank.

Example: The temperature dropped to minus ten degrees last night.

noun

Definition: A term used to describe a negative value or quantity, often represented by the symbol (-).

Example: In mathematics, you can subtract a number by using the minus sign.

preposition

Definition: Used to indicate that something is being taken away or is not included; often used in mathematics to show subtraction.

Example: The total cost is fifty dollars minus ten dollars for the discount.

minuteness

IPA: /mɪˈnjuːtnəs/

KK: /mɪˈnjuːtnəs/

noun

Definition: The quality or state of being very small or detailed.

Example: The minuteness of the details in her painting amazed everyone.

miosis

IPA: /maɪˈoʊsɪs/

KK: /maɪˈoʊsɪs/

noun

Definition: The narrowing of the pupil in the eye, which can happen naturally in bright light or due to certain medications or health issues.

Example: The doctor noted the miosis in the patient's eyes during the examination.

miotic

IPA: /maɪˈɒtɪk/

KK: /maɪˈɑtɪk/

adjective

Definition: Describing something that causes the pupils of the eyes to become smaller.

Example: The doctor prescribed a miotic medication to help reduce the pressure in the patient's eyes.

noun

Definition: A substance that makes the pupil of the eye smaller or causes it to constrict.

Example: The doctor prescribed a miotic to help reduce the pressure in the patient's eye.

miracidium

IPA: /mɪˈræ.kɪ.di.əm/

KK: /mɪˈrækɪdiəm/

noun

Definition: A free-swimming larval stage of certain parasitic flatworms, which seeks out a snail to enter and develop further.

Example: The miracidium swims through the water in search of a suitable snail host.

mirage

IPA: /mɪˈrɑːʒ/

KK: /mɪˈrɑːʒ/

noun

Definition: A visual illusion that looks like water or a mirror, often seen in hot places like deserts or roads, caused by the bending of light through layers of air at different temperatures.

Example: As we walked through the desert, we saw a mirage that looked like a shimmering pool of water in the distance.

mirex

IPA: //ˈmaɪrɛks//

KK: /ˈmaɪrɛks/

noun

Definition: A chemical substance used to kill insects, particularly effective against ants.

Example: Farmers used mirex to control the ant population in their fields.

misaligned

IPA: /ˌmɪsəˈlaɪnd/

KK: /mɪsəˈlaɪnd/

adjective

Definition: Not positioned correctly or not in the right order.

Example: The pictures on the wall were misaligned, making the room look messy.

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