Margarine Margarine, as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of butter-substitutes. In many parts of the world, margarine has become the best-selling table spread, although butter and olive oil also command large market shares. Margarine is an ingredient in the preparation of many other foods.
	Margarita The margarita is the most common of tequila-based cocktails, made with Triple Sec and lime juice, often served with salt on the glass rim. In other languages, margarita is the Latin word for pearl; and Spanish language for the daisy flower, which is also the name of a similar cocktail.
	Margay The Margay is a spotted Feline native to Central America and South America. It is a solitary nocturnal animal that prefers remote sections of the rainforest. Although it was once believed to be endangered species to extinction, the IUCN now lists it as "Least Concern".
	Margin of error The margin of error expresses the amount of the random variation underlying a survey's results. This can be thought of as a measure of the variation one would see in reported percentages if the same poll were taken multiple times. The larger the margin of error, the less confidence one has that the poll's reported percentages are close to the "true" percentages, that is the percentages in the whole sampling.
	Marginal cost In economics and finance, marginal cost is the change in total cost that arises when the quantity produced changes by one unit. Mathematically, the marginal cost function is expressed as the derivative of the total cost function with respect to quantity. A textbook distinction is made between short-run and long-run marginal cost.
	Marginocephalia Marginocephalia is a group of ornithischian dinosaurs that includes the thick-skulled pachycephalosauria, and horned ceratopsia. They were all herbivores, walking on two or four legs, and are characterized by a bony ridge or frill the back of the skull.
	Maria Callas Maria Callas was an American-born Greece soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. She combined an impeccable bel canto technique with great dramatic gifts, making her the most famous opera singer of the era. An extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria, to the bel canto operas of Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gioacchino Rossini, to Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini
	Maria Mitchell Maria Mitchell was an American astronomer.
	Marian Anderson Marian Anderson was an African American Alto, best remembered for her performance on Easter Sunday, 1939 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.. Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She joined a junior church choir at the age of six, and applied to an all-white music school after her graduation from high school in 1921, but was turned away because she was black.
	Marianne Moore Marianne Moore was a Modernism United States poet and writer.
	Marie Antoinette Maria Antonia Josefa Joanna von Habsburg-Lothringen, usually known as Marie Antoinette; was Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria. She was a daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Empress Regnant Maria Theresa of Austria of Austria and was married to Louis XVI of France at age 14.
	Marie Curie Marie Curie was a Poland-France physicist and chemist. She was a pioneer in the early field of radioactivity, later becoming the first two-time Nobel laureate and the only person with Nobel Prizes in two different fields of science . She also became the first woman appointed to teach at the University of Paris.
	Marie Tussaud Marie Tussaud is known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she setup in London. She was born Marie Grosholtz in Strasbourg. Her father, a soldier named Joseph Grosholtz, was killed in the Seven Years' War just two months before Marie was born. Her mother, Anne Made, took her to Berne where she moved to work as a housekeeper for Dr.
	Mariehamn ! style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Mariehamns stad |- | colspan=2 style="padding: 0px;" | Mariehamn is the capital of land, an autonomous territory under Finland sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government of land and Parliament of land, and more than half of the population of land live in the city.
	Marilyn Horne The United States opera singer Marilyn Horne is a mezzo soprano who is particularly associated with the music of Gioacchino Rossini and George Frideric Handel. Horne was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Her parents moved to Long Beach, California, near Los Angeles, California, when she was 11.
	Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was an iconic American actress, singer and model. To this day, she is one of the 20th century's most famous movie stars, sex symbols and pop icons. After acting in small roles for several years, she gradually became known for her comedic skills, sex appeal and screen presence, going on to become one of the most popular movie stars of the 1950s.
	Marimba Broiling or grilling is a process of cooking food with high heat with the heat applied directly to the food, most commonly from above. Heat transfer to the food is primarily via thermal radiation. As it is a way of cooking without added oil, it is popular in low-fat diets. In electric ovens, broiling/grilling is accomplished by placing the food near the upper heating element, with the lower heating element off and the oven door partially open.
	Marina ---- A marina is a port within a well-sheltered Harbor where boats and yachts are kept in the water and where basic services and facilities geared to the needs of recreational boating are found. They often have associated re-fuelling, washing and repair facilities at hand for use by all tenants, and often have small stores and restaurants catering to the needs of the boaters like ice, beverages, and fishing needs.
	Marine corps A marine corps is a branch of a nation's armed forces incorporating Marines, intended to be capable of mounting Amphibious warfare using infantry, armour, aircraft, and watercraft. The role of a Marine Corps can differ between nations. Many countries, including Spain, Germany, France and Russia describe these combatant groups as "naval infantry."
	Marine iguana The Marine Iguana is an iguana that has the unique ability among modern lizards to live and forage in the sea. It is found only on the Galapagos Islands, but has spread to all the islands in the archipelago, and is sometimes called the "Galapagos marine iguana". It mainly lives on the rocky Galapagos shore, but can also be spotted in marshes and mangrove beaches.
	Mario Vargas Llosa Mario Vargas Llosa FKC is a Peru-Spanish writer who is one of Latin America's leading novelists and essayists.
	Marionette A marionette is a type of puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show. In the western world, they originated from the medieval times in France and can be found in every country in the world. The word "marionette" comes from French language, where it was a diminutive of "Marion", which was a diminutive of "Marie".They can be found in box theatres, curtain theatres and black light theatres.
	Maritimes he Maritime provinces, also the Canadian Maritimes or simply the Maritimes, is a list of regions of Canada#National regions of eastern Canada on the Atlantic Ocean coast, consisting of the three provinces and territories of Canada of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
	Marjoram Marjoram is a cold-sensitive perennial plant herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavors. It is also called Sweet Marjoram or Knotted Marjoram and Majorana hortensis. The name marjoram is not connected with the word major. Marjoram is cultivated for its aromatic leaves, either green or dry, for culinary purposes; the tops are cut as the plants begin to flower and are dried slowly in the shade.
	Mark Antony Marcus Antonius , known in English language as Mark Antony, was a Ancient Rome politician and general. He was an important supporter of Julius Caesar as a military commander and administrator. After Caesar's assassinate, Antony allied with Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Caesar and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus to form the second triumvirate.
	Mark Hopkins Mark Hopkins formed the Central Pacific Railroad along with Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Collis Huntington in 1861. Sometimes called "Uncle Mark", he was the eldest of the The Big Four and was well known for his thriftiness, a reputation that gained him the post of company treasurer.
	Mark Rothko Mark Rothko was a Latvian-born United States painter who is classified as an abstract expressionism, although he rejected not only the label but even being an abstract painter.
	Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an United States humorist, novelist, writer, and lecturer. Although Twain was confounded by financial and business affairs, his humor and wit were keen, and he enjoyed immense public popularity.
	Mark Wayne Clark Mark Wayne Clark was an United States general during World War II and the Korean War.
	Market cross A market cross is a structure, traditionally Christian cross, used to mark a market square in market towns, originally from Western Europe architecture. Market crosses can be found in most market towns in Britain, among other regions. These structures range from carved stone spires, obelisks or crosses, common to small market towns, such as that in Stalbridge, Dorset, to large, ornate covered structures, such as the Chichester Cross in Chichester, West Sussex
	Market Forces Market Forces is a science fiction novel by Richard Morgan, first published in 2004. Set in 2049, it follows up and coming executive Chris Faulkner as he plunges into the profitable field of conflict investment. Shorn Associates and other major corporations invest in rebel armies, totalitarian dictatorships, freedom fighters, and terrorism by selling weapons and services in exchange for a percentage of a state's GNP.
	Market gardening In agriculture, market gardening is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sale directly to consumers and restaurants. It is distinguishable from other types of farming by the diversity of agriculture grown on a small area of Landform, typically, from under one acre to a few acres, or sometimes in greenhouses.
	Market research Market research is the process of systematic gathering, recording and analyzing of data about customers, competitors and the market. Market research can help create a business plan, launch a new product or service, fine tune existing products and services, expand into new markets etc.
	Market square The market square is a feature of many Britain and other European towns. It is an open area where market stalls are traditionally set out for trading, commonly on one particular day of the week known as 'market day'. A typical England market square consists of a square or rectangular area, or sometimes just a widening of the main street.
	Marketplace A marketplace is the space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates. The term is also used in a trademark law context to denote the actual consumer environment, ie. the 'real world' in which products and services are provided and consumed.
	Markhor The Markhor is a Caprinae found in sparse woodland in the Himalaya. "Markhor" is Persian language for "Snake Eater". Markhor stand 140 to 180 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh from 40 to 100 kilograms. Females are tan in colour with a white underbelly and a pattern of black and white on the legs.
	Marksman A marksman is mostly to be found in a military context. He is trained to shoot precisely with a certain type of rifle. Some military doctrines use marksmen attached to an infantry squad. In that capacity the marksman takes accurate longer range shots at valuable targets as needed, thus extending the reach of the squad.
	Markup language A markup language combines text and extra information about the text. The extra information, for example about the text's structure or presentation, is expressed using markup, which is intermingled with the primary text. The best-known markup language in modern use is HTML , one of the foundations of the WWW.
	Marl Marls are calcium carbonate or lime-rich muds or mudstones which contain variable amounts of clays and calcite or aragonite. The term is most often used to describe lacustrine sediments but may also be used for marine deposits. The term 'marl' is widely used in North American geology, while the term seekreide is used in European references.
	Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich [IPA: marl?n? ditri] was an Academy Award-nominated Germany actor, entertainer and singer. The American Film Institute named Dietrich among the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars, ranking at No.
	Marlin The marlin is a large game fish. It has an elongated body up to 2.5 metre long, a spearlike snout, and a long rigid dorsal fin which extends forwards to form a crest. Marlin are fast swimmers, occurring in all seas and hunting small and large fish. The larger species include the Atlantic blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, which have been reliably recorded in excess of 5.0 m in length and 1,800 lb in weight, and black marlin, Makaira indica, which have been reliably recorded in excess of 5.0 m in leng
	Marlinspike Marlinspike is a tool used to unlay rope for splicing, or to untie knots. A marlinspike is basically a polished cone tapered to a rounded point, usually 6 to 12 inches long, although sometimes 26" or longer, depending on what ply and size of rope they are intended for. For splicing, the marlinspike is inserted into laid rope and levers open a strand to form a hole, thereby allowing larger items to be inserted into the lay.
	Marmalade Marmalade is a sweet conserve with a bitter tang made from citrus, sugar, water, and a jelly agent. In English-speaking usage "marmalade" invariably refers to a conserve derived from a citrus fruit, most commonly from oranges. The recipe includes sliced or chopped peel, which is simmered in fruit juice and water until soft; indeed marmalade is sometimes described as jam with fruit peel.
	Marmite Marmite is a United Kingdom savoury spread made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing. It is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful taste that polarises consumer opinion and prompts its advertising slogan that you either "love it or hate it".
	Marmoset The marmosets are the genus Callithrix of New World monkeys. One species not classified in this genus also has common names including the word "marmoset", the Goeldi's Marmoset. This article deals only with the 18 species currently classified in Callithrix. Most marmosets are about 20 cm in length.
	Marmot Marmots are members of the genus Marmota, in the rodent family Sciuridae. Marmots are generally large ground squirrels. Those most often referred to as marmots tend to live in mountainous areas such as the Sierra Nevada s in the United States or the European Alps.
	Marne River The Marne is a river in France, a tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is about 525 km long. The river gave its name to the dpartement in France of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne. The Marne starts in the Langres plateau, runs generally north then bends west between Saint-Dizier and Chlons-en-Champagne, joining the Seine at Charenton-le-Pont just upstream from Paris.
	Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands are a group of islands in French Polynesia. In French language they are known as the les Marquises or Archipel des Marquises or Marquises, and in Marquesan language they are known variously as Te Henuaenana and Te Fenua `Enata, which means "The Land of Men".
	Marquetry Marquetry is the craft of covering a structural carcass with wood veneer forming decorative patterns, designs or pictures. The result may be furniture, decorated small objects or free-standing pictures. Marquetry differs from the more ancient craft of inlay, in which a solid body of one material is cut out to receive sections of another.
	Marquis de Condorcet Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, Marquess de Condorcet was a France philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist who devised the concept of a Condorcet method. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he advocated a Liberalism, free and equal public education, constitutionalism, and Social equality for women and people of all races.
	Marquis de Sade Donatien Alphonse Franois, [le] Marquis de Sade was a France aristocrat and writer of philosophy-laden and often violent pornography. His is a philosophy of extreme Freedom , unrestrained by ethics, religion or law, with the pursuit of personal pleasure being the highest principle.
	Marquise A marquise is a French noblewoman ranking above a countess and below a duchess, and is usually the wife of a Marquess. The British equivalent is a marchioness. In paper quilling, a marquise is a technique whereby a thin strip of paper is twirled into a circle shape having concentric circles within it.
	Marrakech Marrakech or Marakesh , known as the "Red City or Al Hamra," is a city in southwestern Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. One of the possible origin of its name could be from the Tamazight words mur akuch, which means Land of God. . The same word "mur/mawr" appears in the country Mauritania, but this interpretation is still unproven to this day, and there are other possibilities which are often invoked.
	Marriage license A marriage license is permission from a legal authority for the marriage of two people to be performed. The details of how licenses are obtained, and in what circumstances, has differed between countries and throughout history. Licenses to marry began in the Middle Ages, when their purpose was to give permission for a marriage which would otherwise be illegal.
	Marrubium Marrubium is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia. ;Selected species *Marrubium alternidens *Marrubium alysson *Marrubium cylleneum *Marrubium friwaldskyanum
	Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, northern Africa and Asia. It is a greyish-leaved herbaceous perennial plant, somewhat resembling Mentha in appearance, which grows to 25-45 cm tall. The leaf are 2-5 cm long with a densely crinkled surface, and downy-hairy.
	Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in our solar system and is named after Mars , the Roman mythology of war. Mars is also known as the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance when seen from Earth. The prefix areo-, from the Greek mythology of war, Ares, refers to Mars in the same way geo- refers to Earth.
	Marsala Marsala is a seaport city located in the Province of Trapani on the island of Sicily in Italy. The low coast on which it is situated is the westernmost point of the island. It is best known as the source of Marsala wine. Marsala occupies the site of Lilybaeum, the principal stronghold of the Carthage in Sicily, founded by Himilco in 396 BC after the abandonment of Motya.
	Marseille Marseille, is the second largest city in France and the third aire urbaine, with 1,516,340 inhabitants at the 1999 census. Located in the Provinces of France of Provence and on the Mediterranean Sea, it is France's largest commercial Seaport.
	Marsh In geography, a marsh is a type of wetland, featuring Poaceaees, Juncaceaees, reeds, typhas, Cyperaless, cat tails, and other herbaceous plants in a context of shallow water. A marsh is different from a swamp, which is dominated by trees rather than grasses and low herbs.
	Marsh Gentian The Gentiana pneumonanthe is a species of the genus Gentiana.
	Marsh harrier The marsh harriers are bird of prey of the harrier subfamily. They are medium-sized Bird of preys and the largest and broadest-winged harriers. All breed in dense reedbeds. Most authorities recognise three separate but closely related species: the Western Marsh Harrier, the Eastern Marsh Harrier and the Swamp Harrier.
	Marsh Wren The Marsh Wren is a small songbird of the wren family. Adults have brown upperparts with a light brown belly and flanks and a white throat and breast. The back is black with white stripes. They have a dark cap with a white line over the eyes and a short thin bill. Their breeding habitat is marshes with tall vegetation such as cattails across North America.
	Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands , is a Micronesia island nation in the western Pacific Ocean, located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the U.S. territory of Wake Island.
	Marshall McLuhan Herbert Marshall McLuhan Order of Canada was a Canada educator, philosopher, and scholar. A professor of English literature, a literary critic, and Communication theory, McLuhan is revered as one of the founders of the study of media ecology.
	Marshall Plan The Marshall Plan was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding the allied countries of Europe and repelling communism after World War II. The initiative was named for United States Secretary of State George Marshall and was largely the creation of United States Department of State officials, especially William L. Clayton and George F. Kennan.
	Marshalls Marshalls, Inc is a chain of United States department store owned by TJX Companies. They own over 700 normal stores, as wells as larger ones under the name Marshalls Mega Store, covering 42 states and Puerto Rico. Marshalls is the nations second largest off-price family apparel and home fashion retailer.
	Marshmallow * Split Bean Coffee * Peeps * Marshmallow creme * Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man
	Marsilea Marsilea is a genus of approximately 65 species of aquatic ferns of family Marsileaceae. These small plants are of unusual appearance and do not resemble common ferns. The long-stalked leaves have 4 clover-like lobes and either held above water or submerged - hence the common names such as "water clover" and "four-leaf clover".
	Marsileaceae The Marsileaceae are a small specialised family of aquatic or semi-aquatic ferns, containing 3 genera and just over 70 species. The alternate leaves arise from rhizomes, and are either narrowly cylindrical and tapering to a point or bear 2 or 4 broad leaflets at their tips. The sporangia are of two kinds, megasporangia and microsporangia, borne in rounded, hairy sporocarps at the base of leaf-stalks.