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mutual fund

(Encyclopedia) mutual fund, in finance, investment company or trust that has a very fluid capital stock. It is unique in that at any time it can sell or redeem any of its outstanding shares at net…

Muybridge, Eadweard

(Encyclopedia) Muybridge, EadweardMuybridge, Eadweardĕdˈwərd mīˈbrĭj [key], 1830–1904, English-born photographer and student of animal locomotion. Muybridge changed his name from Edward James…

Muzaffarabad

(Encyclopedia) MuzaffarabadMuzaffarabadm&oobreve;zŭfˈfəräbädˌ [key], town, NW Kashmir, at the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelam rivers. It is the chief city and capital of Azad Kashmir, which…

Muzaffar ad-Din

(Encyclopedia) Muzaffar ad-DinMuzaffar ad-Dinm&oomacr;zäf-färˈ äd-dēnˈ [key], 1853–1907, shah of Persia (1896–1907), son of Nasir ad-Din. A weak ruler, he borrowed money from Russia and failed to…

Muzaffarnagar

(Encyclopedia) MuzaffarnagarMuzaffarnagarm&oobreve;zŭfˈfəränŭgˌər [key], town (1991 pop. 240,057), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. It is the district administrative center of a wheat- and…

Muzaffarpur

(Encyclopedia) MuzaffarpurMuzaffarpurm&oobreve;zŭfˈfəräp&oobreve;r [key], city (1991 pop. 241,107), Bihar state, NE India, on the Burhi Gandak River. It is the district administrative center…

Muziano, Girolamo

(Encyclopedia) Muziano, GirolamoMuziano, Girolamojērōˈlämō m&oomacr;tsyäˈnō [key], c.1528–1592, Italian mannerist painter, also known as Girolamo Bressano. His large painting, The Resurrection of…

Muztag

(Encyclopedia) Muztag, peak, China: see Kunlun.

Mv

(Encyclopedia) Mv, former symbol of the element mendelevium, now Md.