| Mohorovicic discontinuity |
the irregular jointure of the earth's crust with the layer of mantle rock beneath it, positioned nearly twenty-two miles beneath the continental land masses and from three to six miles beneath the ocean floor. |
| Mohs scale |
a scale that designates the comparative hardness of minerals. |
| moiety |
one of two equal or nearly equal parts or portions; half. [3 definitions] |
| moil |
to work hard; labor; drudge. [4 definitions] |
| moiré |
of fabric, esp. silk, having a wavelike or watery pattern. [3 definitions] |
| moist |
slightly or somewhat wet. [4 definitions] |
| moisten |
to make or become slightly wet; dampen. |
| moisture |
a small amount of diffused or condensed liquid, esp. water, felt as vapor in the air or as dampness on surfaces. |
| moisturize |
to add or restore moisture to (the skin), as with lotion. |
| moisturizer |
a cosmetic lotion or cream. |
| Mojave |
variant of Mohave. |
| Mojave Desert |
a desert region of southern California. |
| mol |
variant of mole4. |
| molar1 |
a large tooth with a broad biting surface, used for grinding food and located in the back of the mouth behind the premolars. [2 definitions] |
| molar2 |
in physics, of or relating to a mass of matter as a whole, rather than to molecules or atoms. [2 definitions] |
| molasses |
a thick, sweet, dark brown syrup produced from sorghum or as a by-product when sugar is refined. |
| mold1 |
a hollow form used to give a particular shape to a soft or molten substance that is poured into it and allowed to harden. [10 definitions] |
| mold2 |
a surface growth of fungus, often fuzzy or downy, that forms on stale, damp, or decaying matter. [4 definitions] |
| mold3 |
a loose rich soil that contains much decayed organic matter. |
| moldboard |
a curved metal plate on a plow that turns over the soil. [3 definitions] |
| molder1 |
to turn gradually to dust; crumble; decay. [2 definitions] |