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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Black mustard, Brassica nigra mustard, common name for the Cruciferae, or Brassicaceae, a large family chiefly of herbs of north temperate regions. The easily distinguished…mustard gas
(Encyclopedia) mustard gas, chemical compound used as a poison gas in World War I. The burning sensation it causes on contact with the skin is similar to that caused by oil from black mustard seeds.…mutagen
(Encyclopedia) mutagen: see mutation.Mutanabbi, al-
(Encyclopedia) Mutanabbi, al-, 915–65, Arab poet, considered the greatest classical Arabic poet, b. Iraq. His early involvement with a religious cult earned him the sobriquet “the would-be prophet.”…Mutankiang
(Encyclopedia) Mutankiang: see Mudanjiang, China.Audubon
(Encyclopedia) Audubon, borough (2020 pop. 8,613), Camden co., SW N.J., a suburb of Camden; inc. 1905. Audubon is mostly residential. It was named after John James Audubon, the…Mutare
(Encyclopedia) MutareMutarem&oomacr;täˈrē [key], formerly UmtaliUmtali&oobreve;mtäˈlē [key], city (1992 est. pop. 131,400), E Zimbabwe, near the Mozambique border. Mutare is the commercial…mutation
(Encyclopedia) mutation, in biology, a sudden, random change in a gene, or unit of hereditary material, that can alter an inheritable characteristic. Most mutations are not beneficial, since any…mute
(Encyclopedia) mutemutemy&oomacr;t [key], in music, device designed to diminish uniformly the loudness of a musical instrument. For example, a trumpet mute is cone-shaped and fits into the…Mutesa I
(Encyclopedia) Mutesa IMutesa Im&oomacr;tāˈsə [key], d. 1884, kabaka, or king, of Buganda (now in Uganda), c.1857–84. He brought Buganda to its height by increasing the autocratic powers of the…Trending
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