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menaquinone
nounC2
/ˌmɛnəˈkwɪnəʊn/A fat-soluble vitamin K2 compound, naturally synthesized by bacteria in the gut and present in some fermented foods, crucial for blood clotting and bone metabolism.
menarche
nounC2
/mɪˈnɑːki/The first occurrence of menstruation in a person's life.
menasha
nounVery Low
/mɪˈnæʃə/A proper noun, primarily a geographical place name (city in Wisconsin, USA).
menat
nounVery Low
/ˈmɛn.æt/An ancient Egyptian necklace or amulet consisting of multiple strands of beads, often associated with the goddess Hathor and symbolizing protection and divine power.
menazon
nounVery Low
/ˈmɛnəzɒn/A specific chemical compound, an organophosphate insecticide and acaricide used primarily against aphids and mites.
menchu
nounLow
/ˈmen.tʃuː/Proper noun referring to a surname, most famously associated with Rigoberta Menchú Tum, a Guatemalan human rights activist and Nobel laureate.
mencius
nounLow
/ˈmɛnʃɪəs/The Latinized name of Mengzi (孟子), a 4th-century BCE Chinese Confucian philosopher whose teachings on human nature, morality, and governance are central to Confucian thought.
mencken
nounLow (primarily cultural/historical reference)
/ˈmɛŋkən/Proper noun referring to H.L. Mencken (1880–1956), a prominent and influential American journalist, essayist, satirist, and critic of American culture.
mend
nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
/mɛnd/To repair something that is broken, damaged, or torn, restoring it to a functional or whole state.
mendacity
nounC1-C2
/menˈdæsəti/The quality of being untruthful or dishonest; a tendency to lie.
mende
nounB1
/mɛnd/to repair something that is broken or damaged
mendel
nounLow
/ˈmɛnd(ə)l/A surname, primarily referring to the Austrian monk and scientist Gregor Mendel, founder of the modern science of genetics.
mendel's law
nounLow
/ˈmɛndəlz lɔː/The fundamental principles of inheritance discovered by Gregor Mendel, describing how traits are passed from parents to offspring through discrete units (genes).
mendel's laws
plural-nounLow
/ˈmen.dəlz lɔːz/The fundamental principles of inheritance in biology, formulated by Gregor Mendel, describing how traits are passed from parents to offspring via discrete units (genes).
mendeleev
nounLow
/ˌmɛndəˈleɪɛf/A proper noun referring to Dmitri Mendeleev, the Russian chemist who created the periodic table of elements.
mendelevium
nounC2
/ˌmɛndəˈleɪviəm/A synthetic, radioactive chemical element (symbol Md, atomic number 101) in the actinide series.
mendeleyev
nounLow frequency. Primarily appears in scientific/historical contexts.
/ˌmɛndəˈleɪɛf/A surname, most famously referring to Dmitri Mendeleyev, the Russian chemist who formulated the periodic law and created a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements.
mendelian
adjectivenounC1
/mɛnˈdiː.li.ən/Relating to the inheritance patterns discovered by Gregor Mendel, especially referring to traits controlled by single genes and following predictable ratios.
mendelism
nounRare / Technical
/ˈmɛnd(ə)lɪz(ə)m/The theory of heredity developed by Gregor Mendel, based on the transmission of discrete factors (genes) from parents to offspring according to specific mathematical patterns.
mendelsohn
nounLow
/ˈmɛndəlsən/Proper noun; primarily a surname, most famously associated with Felix Mendelssohn (Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, 1809–1847), the German Romantic composer, pianist, and conductor.

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