Muckraker A muckraker is a journalist, author, photographer, or filmmaker who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that violate widely held values, such as political corruption, corporate crime, child labor, conditions in slums and prisons, unsanitary conditions in food processing plants, fraudulent claims by manufacturers of patent medicines, labor racketeering, and similar topics.
	Mucorales Mucorales are the largest and best studied order of Zygomycete fungi. Systematics The order contains 12-13 family, 56 genus and approximately 300 species. The traditional system has been built on studies of morphology, development and ecology.
	Mucuna Mucuna is a genus of 33 accepted species of climbing vines and shrubs of the Family Fabaceae, found worldwide in the woodlands of tropical areas. The leaves are 3-palmate, alternate or spiraled, and the flowers are pea-like but larger, with distinctive curved petals, and occurring in racemes.
	MUD In computer game, a MUD is a multi-player computer game that combines elements of role-playing games, hack and slash style computer games and social instant messaging chat rooms. Typically running on a bulletin board system or Internet server, the game is usually text driven, where players read descriptions of rooms, objects, events, other characters, and computer-controlled creatures or non-player characters in a virtual world.
	Mud Mud is a liquid or semi-liquid mixture of water and some combination of soil, silt, and clay. Ancient mud deposits harden over geological time to siltstone or solid, mudrock lutites. When geological deposits of mud are formed in estuaries the resultant layers are termed bay muds.
	Mud dauber Mud dauber is a name commonly applied to a number of wasps from either the family Sphecidae or Crabronidae that build their nests from mud. Mud dauber may refer to: *The organ pipe mud dauber, Trypoxylon politum *The black and yellow mud dauber, Sceliphron caementarium
	Mudra A mudra is a symbolic gesture usually made with the hand or fingers. Along with asana, they are employed in the yoga meditation practice of Hinduism. Each mudra has a specific quality that is said to be imparted to the practitioner, and they are a central part of Hindu iconography.
	Mudskipper Mudskippers are members of the subfamily Oxudercinae, within the family Gobiidae. While most marine fish live in intertidal habitat, surviving the retreat of the tide by hiding under wet seaweed or by using tide pools, mudskippers are uniquely adapted to a completely amphibious lifestyle.
	Muesli Muesli mesli ['my??s li] in Swiss German, Msli ['my:s li] in German) is a popular breakfast dish based on uncooked rolled oats and fruit. In Switzerland, it is also eaten as a light evening dish; there Birchermesli complet is muesli with butterbrot and milk coffee.
	Muffin The name muffin is given to two types of breadstuffs. Most commonly it refers to a baking powder or baking soda raised item that is often flavoured with various fruits, chocolate, nuts, and bran. In the United Kingdom, "muffin" can refer to both this type of muffin, or sometimes to what the rest of the world calls an English muffin..
	Muffler A muffler or silencer is a device for reducing the amount of noise emitted by a machine such as an internal combustion engine or a gun. The first was invented by Hiram Percy Maxim to silence firearms. When used on internal combustion engines, the engine exhaust blows out through the muffler.
	Mug A mug or coffee mug is a sturdily built type of cup often used for hot beverages, such as coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. The mug often holds a larger amount of fluid and is usually used in less formal settings than the smaller, more refined cup. In polite society, a tea cup is the preferred method of serving tea and sometimes coffee.
	Mug shot A mug shot is a photographic portrait taken after one is arrested. Most mug shots are two-part, with one side-view photo, and one front-view. Prior to the advent of computer technology, the accused was asked to hold a card with their name, the date, and other information on it.
	Mugwump The Mugwumps were a political movement comprised of United States Republican Party who supported United States Democratic Party candidate Grover Cleveland in the U.S. presidential election, 1884. They Party switching because they could not in good faith support the United States Republican Party candidate, James Blaine of Maine.
	Muhammad Muhammad 570-632 CE, was an Arab religious and political leader and the historical founder of Islam. He united the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula under a state governed by Sharia with its capital in Medina. By 750, his Caliphate had conquered Sassanid, the Levant, North Africa and Iberian Peninsula and introduced Islam to the newly acquired territories.
	Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing. In 1999, Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated. He is widely regarded to be the greatest heavyweight champion of all time and is one of the most heavily promoted athletes ever. Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky, Kentucky.
	Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnahlisten was an Indian Muslim politician and leader of the Muslim League who founded Pakistan and served as its first Governor-General of Pakistan. He is commonly known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum His birth and death anniversaries are Holidays in Pakistans in Pakistan.
	Mulatto Mulatto is a term of Spanish language or Portuguese language origin usually describing a person with significant amounts of both European and African ancestry.
	Mulberry Mulberry is a genus of 1016 species of deciduous trees native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa and North America, with the majority of the species native to Asia. The closely related genus Broussonetia is also commonly known as mulberry, notably the Paper Mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera.
	Mulch In agriculture and gardening, mulch is a protective cover placed over the soil, primarily to modify the effects of the local climate. A wide variety of natural and synthetic materials are used. Mulch is used for various purposes: * to retain water by slowing evaporation
	Mule In its common modern meaning, a mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Compare hinny the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey. The term "mule" was formerly applied to the offspring of any two creatures of different species in modern usage, a "hybrid".
	Mule Deer The Mule Deer is a deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. It gets its name from its large mule-like ears. Its closest relative is the Black-tailed Deer. The two species often share natural habitats, and can be mistaken for one another. The most noticeable differences between the two is the color of their tails, and their antlers.
	Mullah Mullahs are Islamic clergy. Ideally, they should have studied the Qur'an, Islamic traditions, and Islamic law. They are often hafiz who know the Qur'an by heart. However, uneducated villagers often recognise a literate Muslim with a less than complete Islamic training as their "mullah" or religious cleric.
	Mulled wine Mulled wine, similar to the German Glhwein, the French vin chaud, and the Italian vin brul, is wine, usually red wine, combined with spices and is usually served hot. In the old times wine often went bad, but by adding spices and honey it could be made drinkable again.
	Mullein The Mulleins are flowering plants of the genus Verbascum in the figwort family. There are about 250 distinct species of mulleins, which are native to Europe and Asia, particularly the Mediterranean area. Various species have been introduced in the Americas, Australia and Hawaii.
	Mulligatawny Mulligatawny is an Anglo Indian dish very much like a soup. A literal translation from Tamil language is "pepper water". Despite the name, black pepper itself is not a vital ingredient. Rice and noodles are commonly served in the soup ; the real dish the Anglo-Indians call "pepperwater" is closer to Tamilian rasam than mulligatawny.
	Multicolor Multicolor is a Subtractive color natural color process for Film. Multicolor was based on the earlier Prizmacolor process, was the forerunner of Cinecolor, and was introduced to the motion picture industry in 1929. A scene is shot with a normal camera capable of bipacking film.
	Multiculturalism Multiculturalism is an ideology advocating that society should consist of, or at least allow and include, distinct culture groups, with equal status. Multiculturalism contrasts with the monoculturalism which was historically the norm in the European nation-state. . The term multiculturalism is almost always applied to distinct cultures of immigration groups in developed countries, not to the presence of indigenous peoples.
	Multiflora Rose Multiflora Rose, is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in China, Japan and Korea. It is a scrambling shrub climbing over other plants to a height of 3-5 m, with stout stems with recurved thorns. The leaf are 5-10 cm long, compound, with 5-9 leaflets and feathered stipules.
	Multimedia Multimedia is media that uses multiple forms of information and information processing to inform or entertain the audience. Multimedia also refers to the use of electronic media to store and experience multimedia content. In fine art it is a synonym for traditional mixed media as well as technological new media .
	Multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is a chronic , Inflamation neurologic disease that affects the Central Nervous System. MS can cause a variety of symptoms, including changes in sensation, Visual perception problems, muscle weakness, depression , difficulties with coordination and speech, severe fatigue, and pain.
	Multiplexer A multiplexer is a device that encodes or multiplexing information from two or more data sources into a single channel. They are used in situations where the cost of implementing separate channels for each data source is more expensive than the cost and inconvenience of providing the multiplexing/demultiplexing functions.
	Multiply Multiply is a social network service with an emphasis on sharing media, such as photos, videos and blog entries, with one's "real-world" network. On Multiply, a user's network is made up of their direct contacts, as well as others who are closely connected to them through their first-degree relationships.
	Multiracial The terms multiracial, biracial, and mixed-race describe people whose ancestors are not of a single race.. It is sometimes a matter of opinion if people are mixed-race, because races themselves are not clearly defined. This has caused some problems for census-takers. Multiracial also describes a society or group that is composed of people from more than one racial or ethnic group.
	Multistage rocket A multistage rocket is, like any rocket, propelled by the recoil pressure of the burning gases it emits as it burns fuel. What characterizes it as "multi-stage" is that it successively jettisons one or more stages as they become empty. It is effectively one or more rockets stacked on top of or attached next to each other; in order to reduce the total amount of mass which needs to be accelerated to the final speed/height.
	Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the States and territories of India of Maharashtra, and the most populous List of cities in India of India, with an estimated population of about 13 million . Mumbai is located on the Konkan of Maharashtra.
	Mumbles Mumbles is an extremely large village and adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay. It is also a Community council made up of the Mayals, Newton, Oystermouth and West Cross Electoral Wards. It is part of the administrative area of the city and county of Swansea in south Wales.
	Mummichog The Mummichog is a small killifish found in the eastern United States. It is capable of tolerating highly variable salinity and temperatures, and is found in estuaries and saltmarshes as well as less salty waters. Its eggs stick to submerged plants and green algae. The eggs are used in teaching embryology, because it is possible to see the eyes and the beating heart and follow the different stages of ontogenesis.
	Mummy A mummy is a corpse whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold or dryness, or airlessness.
	Mumps Mumps or epidemic parotitis is a viral disease of humans. Prior to the development of vaccination and the introduction of a mumps vaccine, it was a common childhood disease worldwide, and is still a significant threat to health in the third world. Painful swelling of the salivary glands and fever is the most typical presentation.
	Munchers Munchers was a series of educational game/edutainment computer games produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium for several operating systems. They were popular among United States schoolchildren in the 1980s and 1990s and were the recipients of several awards.
	Mung bean Green gram, known as mung in Hindi, is the seed of Vigna radiata which is native to India. It is also known as golden gram, green soy and mung bean(s). In the Philippines, it is called munggo or monggo. The mung bean is one of many species recently moved from the genus Phaseolus to Vigna and is still often seen cited as Phaseolus aureus or Phaseolus radiatus.
	Munich colspan="2" bgcolor="BBDDFF" | Munich |-bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||- Munich Munich is Germany's third largest city and one of Europe's most prosperous and expensive. The city has a population of about 1.3 million and the Munich metropolitan area is home to around 2.7 million people.
	Munro A Munro is a Scotland mountain with a height over 3000 feet . They are named after Hugh Munro , who produced the first attempt at an exhaustive catalogue of such hills, known as Munro's Tables, in 1891.
	Muntjac Muntjac are deer of the genus Muntiacus, also known as Barking Deer. Muntjac are the oldest known deer, appearing 15-35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France and Germany. The present-day species are native to Southeast Asia and can be found from India to southeast China, Taiwan and Indonesian islands.
	Muon The muon is a fundamental particle with negative electric charge and a spin of 1/2. It has a mean lifetime of 2.2s, longer than any other unstable lepton, meson or baryon except for the neutron. Together with the electron, the tau lepton and the neutrinos, it is classified as a lepton.
	Mural A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. Murals of sorts date to prehistoric times such as the paintings on the Caves of Lascaux in southern France, but the term became famous with the Mexico muralista art movement . There are many techniques.
	Muridae Muridae is the largest family of mammals. It contains over 600 species found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. They have been introduced worldwide. The group includes true mouse and rats, gerbils, and relatives. The family name Muridae is sometimes used in a broader sense to include all members of the superfamily Muroidea.
	Murmansk Murmansk is a types of settlements in Russia in the extreme northwest of Russia with a seaport on the Kola Gulf, 12 km from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland. Population: 325,100 ; 336,137 .
	Muroidea Muroidea is a large superfamily of rodents. It includes hamsters, gerbils, true mouse and rats, and many other relatives. They occupy a vast variety of habitat on every continent except Antarctica. Some authorities have placed all members of this group into a single family, Muridae, due to difficulties in determining how the subfamily are related to one another.
	Murphy's law Murphy's law is a popular adage in Western culture that most likely originated at Edwards Air Force Base in 1948. The Law broadly states that things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance. "If there's more than one way to do a job, and one of those ways will result in disaster, then somebody will do it that way." It is most often cited as "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong" .
	Murray Gell-Mann Murray Gell-Mann is an United States physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of particle physicss.
	Murray River The Murray River, or River Murray, is Australia's second-longest river in its own right . At 2,575 kilometres in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it flows to the northwest, before turning south for its final 500 kilometres or so into South Australia.
	Murrumbidgee River The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a major tributary of the Murray River. The word Murrumbidgee means "big water" or possibly "track goes down here" or "a very good place" in the Wiradjuri language, the local Indigenous Australians language.
	Muscadine Muscadines are a grapevine species native to the present-day southeastern United States that has been extensively cultivated since the 16th Century. They are well adapted to their native warm and humid climate; they need fewer chilling hours than better known varieties and they thrive on summer heat.
	Muscat and Oman Muscat and Oman was a country that encompassed the present day Sultanate of Oman and parts of the United Arab Emirates. It existed from about 1856 until about 1970. The country is not to be confused with either the Trucial States or Trucial Oman.
	Muscidae Muscidae is a family of Diptera found in the superfamily Muscoidea. The apical segment of the antennae of Muscidae are plumose, and the basal portion is smooth. Muscidae, some of which are commonly known as house flies or stable flies due to their Synanthrope , are worldwide in distribution and contain almost 4,000 described species in over 100 genera.
	Muscle Muscle is Muscle contraction tissue of the body and is derived from the Germ layer of embryonic germ cells. Its function is to produce force and cause motion , either locomotion or movement within internal organs. Much of muscle contraction occurs without conscious thought and is necessary for survival, like the contraction of the heart or peristalsis, which pushes food through the digestive system.
	Muscle contraction A muscle contraction occurs when a muscle cell shortens. Locomotion in most higher animals is possible only through the repeated contraction of many muscles at the correct times. Contraction is a duty of the central nervous system comprised of brain and spinal cord. For most muscles, contraction occurs as a result of conscious effort originating in the brain.
	Muscle fiber A muscle fiber or muscle fibre is a single cell of a muscle. Muscle fibers contain many myofibrils, the contractile unit of muscles. Muscle fibers are very long; a single fiber can reach a length of centimetre. Muscle fibres can be grouped according to what kind of Biological tissue they are found in -- skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle.
	Muscovite Muscovite, also known as potash mica, is a Silicate minerals mineral of aluminium and potassium with formula: KAl22. It has a highly perfect basal cleavage yielding remarkably thin laminae , which are often highly elastic. Muscovite melts at approximately 1320C, has a Mohs hardness of 2 - 2.25 and a specific gravity of 2.76 - 3.
	Muscovy Muscovy is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. The Great Princedom of Moscow, as the state is known in Russian records, was the predecessor of the Russian Empire and the successor of Kievan Rus' in its northern and eastern lands.
	Muscovy Duck The Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata is a large perching duck which is native to Mexico, central America and South America. A small wild population reaches into the lower Rio Grande River basin in Texas. There also is a significant feral population in southern Florida and southern Texas.
	Muse In Greek mythology, the Muses are nine goddesses who embody the right evocation of myth, inspired through remembered and improvised song and traditional music and dances. They were water nymphs, associated with the springs of Helicon and Pieris; from the latter they are sometimes called Pierides.
	MusE MusE is a MIDI/Sound sequencer with recording and editing capabilities written by Werner Schweer. MusE aims to be a complete multitrack virtual studio for Linux . It is published under the GNU General Public License.
	Museum A museum is typically a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education, entertainment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment." This definition is taken from the International Council of Museums Statutes.
	MUSH MUSH is a text-based online social medium to which multiple users are connected at the same time. MUSH are often used for online social intercourse and role-playing game, although the first forms of MUSH do not appear to be coded specifically to implement gaming activity.
	Mushroom A mushroom is an above-ground fruiting body of a fungus, having a shaft and a cap. By extension, it designates the entire fungus producing the fruiting body of such appearance, the former consisting of a network of filaments or hyphae. In a much broader sense, mushroom is applied to any visible fungus, or especially the fruiting body of any fungus, with the mycelium usually being hidden under bark, ground, rotten wood, leaves, etc.
	Mushroom cloud A mushroom cloud is a distinctive mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke, flame, or debris resulting from a very large explosion. They are most commonly associated with nuclear explosions, but any sufficiently large blast will produce the same sort of effect. Volcano eruptions and impact events can produce natural mushroom clouds.
	Mushroom poisoning Mushroom poisoning refers to symptoms that can vary from slight Gastrointestinal tract discomfort to death resulting from ingestion of toxic substances present in a mushroom. The toxins present are metabolic byproducts produced by the fungus. Typically, mushroom poisoning is the result of an eater of wild mushrooms mistakenly identifying a toxic mushroom as a non-toxic or edible species.