maccabees
1. The name given later times to the Asmonaeans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign (more...)
Macchiavello's stain
<technique> A basic fuchsin-citric acid-methylene blue sequence in smears which produces red staining of rickettsi (more...)
membrane attack complex
complement
MacConkey agar
Medium containing peptone, lactose, bile salts, neutral red, and crystal violet used to identify Gram-negative bacilli a (more...)
MacConkey, Alfred
<person> British bacteriologist, 1861-1931.
mace
<botany> A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
macedonian
<geography> Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia.
macerate
To soften by steeping or soaking.
maceration
The softening of a solid by soaking.
Macewen, Sir William
<person> Scottish surgeon, 1848-1924.
