Mission Capable (MC)Material condition of an aircraft indicating it can perform at least one and potentially all of its designated missions.
Mission CriticalAny telecommunications or information system that is defined as a national security system (Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 - FISMA)…
mission critical applicationHardware, software, processes and support services that must meet the uptime requirements of an organization.
Mission Critical Computer ResourcesAutomated data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or use: (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic…
mission critical solutionThe architecture and processes that provide the required uptime for mission critical applications.
Mission Critical SystemA system whose operational effectiveness and operational suitability are essential to successful completion or to aggregate residual combat capability.
Mission ElementA segment of a mission area critical to the accomplishment of the mission area objectives and corresponding to a recommendation for a major system…
Mission Need AnalysisAssesses alternatives in an operational context, identifying what force capabilities would be gained by pursuing any of a designated set of alternatives.
Mission Need Statement (MNS)(1) A non-system specific statement of operational capability needs, prepared IAW format in DoD 5000.2-M.
Mission of the Hydrologic Services ProgramTo provide river and flood forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property and to provide basic hydrologic forecast information for the…
Mission of the National Weather ServiceTo provide weather and flood warnings, public forecasts and advisories for all of the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas…
Mission ReliabilityThe probability that the system will perform mission essential functions for a period of time under the conditions stated in the mission profile.
Missionary WorkWork performed for a religious organization to spread the faith (religion) and advance the principles and doctrines of the religion.
MisspellingsPeople quite often spell words incorrectly when using search engines. Pages which use common misspellings will quite often receive extra hits, so it is a…
MISTA visible aggregate of minute water particles suspended in the atmosphere that reduces visibility to less than 7 statute miles, but greater than or equal…
mist propagationApplication of fine droplets of water to maintain humidity around plantlets or cuttings, which have not yet developed effective roots.
mistletoeA semiparasitic plant that grows on some types of trees. Mistletoe extracts are being studied as treatments for cancer.
mistletoe lectinA substance that comes from the mistletoe plant and that is being studied as a treatment for cancer.
MistrackingThe phenomenon that occurs when the path followed by the read head of the recorder does not correspond to the location of the recorded track on the…
MistrialAn invalid trial, caused by fundamental error. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the selection of the jury.
MisuseUsing a patent right inappropriately, for example, for forcing a license to purchase a prodict that is not covered by the claims of the patent.
MIT/LLMassachusetts Institute of Technology / Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, MA.
miteFree-living and parasitic arachnids. Infestation of plant crops reduces yield through the destruction of leaf tissue.
MiTEASMadrid International Trademark Electronic Application Submission
Mithracin(MITH-ruh-sin) A drug used to treat some types of testicular cancer. It is also used to treat a higher-than-normal amounts of calcium in the blood or…
mithramycin(MITH-ruh-MY-sin) A drug used to treat some types of testicular cancer. It is also used to treat a higher-than-normal amounts of calcium in the blood or…
Mitigating circumstancesThose which do not constitute a justification or excuse for an offense but which may be considered as reasons for reducing the degree of blame.
MitigationTerm usually used to refer to various changes or improvements made in a home; for instance, to reduce the average level of radon.
Mitigation (measures)Methods or actions that will reduce adverse impacts from solar facility development.
Mitigation DivisionA division under FEMA that manages the NFIP and oversees FEMA’s mitigation programs.
Mitochondria(MY-toh-KON-dree-uh) Small structures in a cell that are found in the cytoplasm (fluid that surrounds the cell nucleus).
Mitochondrial DNA(Abbreviation: mtDNA). A circular DNA found in mitochondria. In mammals, mtDNA makes up less than 1% of the total DNA, but in plants the amount is…
mitochondrion(pl.: mitochondria) Organelle possessing its own DNA which appear in all eukaryotic cells (and never in prokaryotic cells) and produce adenosine…
mitogenA substance that can cause cells to initiate mitosis.
mitolactolAn anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents.
mitomycinAn anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antitumor antibiotics.
Mitosis(my-TOH-sis) The process by which a single parent cell divides to make two new daughter cells.
mitotane(MY-toh-tane) An anticancer drug used in treating adrenocortical cancer and ACTH-producing pituitary tumors (Cushing disease).
mitotic activityHaving to do with the presence of dividing (proliferating) cells. Cancerous tissue generally has more mitotic activity than normal tissues.
mitotic cycle(my-TAH-tik SY-kul) The process a cell goes through each time it divides. The mitotic cycle consists of a series of steps during which the chromosomes and…
mitotic indexIn a population of cells, the ratio of the number of cells undergoing mitosis (cell division) to the number of cells not undergoing mitosis.
mitotic inhibitorA type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer. Also called antimitotic agent.
mitoxantroneA drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer that does not respond to hormones, adult acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, and advanced or chronic multiple…
mivobulin isethionateAn anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called mitotic inhibitors. Also called CI-980.
mixed budA bud containing both rudimentary leaves and flowers.
Mixed faceIn tunneling, digging in dirt and rock in the same heading at the same time.
mixed glioma(...glee-OH-muh) A brain tumor that forms from more than one type of brain cell, usually astrocytes and oligodendrocytes.
Mixed LayerAn atmospheric layer, usually the layer immediately above the ground, in which pollutants are well mixed by convective or shear-produced turbulence.
mixed modeThe default operating mode of Exchange when it is installed. Mixed mode allows Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2000 servers and servers running earlier…
Mixed PrecipitationAny of the following combinations of freezing and frozen precipitation: snow and sleet, snow and freezing rain, or sleet alone. Rain may also be present.
Mixed Use DevelopmentDevelopment that is created in response to patterns of separate uses that are typical in suburban areas necessitating reliance on cars.
mixed-content modelA DTD specification that defines an element as containing a mixture of text and one more other elements.
mixed-mode siteAn Exchange 5.x site that also contains Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2000 servers. [Exchange 2003]
mixer1. A nonlinear analog circuit or device that accepts as its input two different frequencies (signals) and presents at its output (a) a signal equal in…
Mixing DepthVertical distance between the ground and the altitude to which pollutants are mixed by turbulence caused by convective currents or vertical shear in the…
Mixing HeightsThe height to which a parcel of air, or a column of smoke, will rise, mix or disperse. A column of smoke will remain trapped below this height.
Mixing RatioThe ratio of the weight of water vapor in a specified volume (such as an air parcel) to the weight of dry air in that same volume.
Mixing ValveA valve operated by a thermostat that can be installed in solar water heating systems to mix cold water with water from the collector loop to maintain a…
mixoploidGroups of cells with variable (a mix of euploid, aneuploid, polyploid ) chromosome numbers.
MJOMadden-Julian Oscillation- Tropical rainfall exhibits strong variability on time scales shorter than the seasonal El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
MJUAbbreviation for multipoint junction unit. Equipment used by the service provider to perform the bridging functions for multipoint service. [T1.Rpt39-1995]
MLCAPEMean Layer CAPE - CAPE calculated using a parcel consisting of Mean Layer values of temperature and moisture from the lowest 100 mb above ground level.
MLLIMean Layer Lifted Index - Lifted Index (LI) calculated using a parcel consisting of Mean Layer values of temperature and moisture from the lowest 100 mb…
MLLW(Mean Lower Low Water) - A tidal datum. The average of the lower low water height of each tidal day observed over the National Tidal Datum Epoch.
MLN2704A substance that is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibody drug conjugates.
MLN518A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It may stop cancer cell growth by blocking certain enzymes and by preventing the…
MLN591DM1A substance that is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibody drug conjugates.
MLP(multilevel precedence) compatibility modeAn ANSI Tl.224 operation mode that uses the MLP Channel to transfer data. ANSI Tl.224 data sent on the MLP channel is broadcast to all other ANSI T1.
MLPPAbbreviation for multilevel precedence and preemption.