This week was characterized largely by money, milk, mid-things, marbles, and the prefix mis-.
⚛ Units of the Week (lots!)
Maund: an Asian unit of weight
Maxwell: a unit of magnetic flux
Mazuma: money
Meg: a megabyte
Megabar: a unit of pressure
Megabit: a unit of computer information
Megabuck: one million dollars
Megabyte: 1,048,576 bytes
Megadyne: a unit of force
Megaflop: a measure of computing speed
Megaton: a unit of explosive force
Megavolt: a unit of electromotive force
Megawatt: a unit of power
Megohm: a unit of electrical resistance
Merk: a former coin of Scotland
Meson: a subatomic particle
Mesotron: a meson
Metical: a monetary unit of Mozambique
Mho: a unit of electrical conductance
Micra: pl. of micron
Microbar: a unit of atmospheric pressure
Microhm: a unit of electrical resistance
Microlux: a unit of illumination
Micromho: a unit of electrical conductance
Micron: a unit of length
Mil: a unit of length
Mile: a unit of distance
Milesimo: a former monetary unit of Chile
Mille: a thousand
Milliard: a billion
Milliare: a unit of area
Millibar: a unit of atmospheric pressure
Millieme: unit of value of Egypt and Sudan
Millier: a unit of weight
Milligal: a unit of acceleration
Millilux: a unit of illumination
Millime: a coin of Tunisia
Millimho: a unit of electrical conductance
Milline: a unit of advertising space
Milliohm: a unit of electrical resistance
Million: a number
Millirem: a quantity of ionizing radiation
Milreis: a former monetary unit of Portugal
Mina: an ancient unit of weight and value
Minim: a unit of liquid measure
Maund: an Asian unit of weight
Maxwell: a unit of magnetic flux
Mazuma: money
Meg: a megabyte
Megabar: a unit of pressure
Megabit: a unit of computer information
Megabuck: one million dollars
Megabyte: 1,048,576 bytes
Megadyne: a unit of force
Megaflop: a measure of computing speed
Megaton: a unit of explosive force
Megavolt: a unit of electromotive force
Megawatt: a unit of power
Megohm: a unit of electrical resistance
Merk: a former coin of Scotland
Meson: a subatomic particle
Mesotron: a meson
Metical: a monetary unit of Mozambique
Mho: a unit of electrical conductance
Micra: pl. of micron
Microbar: a unit of atmospheric pressure
Microhm: a unit of electrical resistance
Microlux: a unit of illumination
Micromho: a unit of electrical conductance
Micron: a unit of length
Mil: a unit of length
Mile: a unit of distance
Milesimo: a former monetary unit of Chile
Mille: a thousand
Milliard: a billion
Milliare: a unit of area
Millibar: a unit of atmospheric pressure
Millieme: unit of value of Egypt and Sudan
Millier: a unit of weight
Milligal: a unit of acceleration
Millilux: a unit of illumination
Millime: a coin of Tunisia
Millimho: a unit of electrical conductance
Milline: a unit of advertising space
Milliohm: a unit of electrical resistance
Million: a number
Millirem: a quantity of ionizing radiation
Milreis: a former monetary unit of Portugal
Mina: an ancient unit of weight and value
Minim: a unit of liquid measure
!!! Unexpected Words of the Week
Matilda: a hobo's bundle
Mattery: producing pus
Mattoid: a mentally unbalanced person
Maun: must--maun is the only form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated
Maunder: to talk incoherently
Maundy: the religious ceremony of washing the feet of the poor
Maverick: an unbranded range animal
Mazard: the head or face
Medicide: a medically assisted suicide
Mehndi: the art of painting patterns on the skin with henna
Mentum: the chin
Mephitis: an offensive odor
Metopic: pertaining to the forehead
Meuniere: cooked in browned butter
Micawber: a person who remains hopeful despite adversity
Micrurgy: the use of minute tools under high magnification
Milling: a corrugated edge on a coin
Miosis: excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye
Mirepoix: a sauteed mixture of diced vegetables
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Maziness: the quality of being mazy
Meaner: one that means (intends)
Mensal: pertaining to or used at the table
Meseemeth: it seems to me
Micrify: to make small
Matilda: a hobo's bundle
Mattery: producing pus
Mattoid: a mentally unbalanced person
Maun: must--maun is the only form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated
Maunder: to talk incoherently
Maundy: the religious ceremony of washing the feet of the poor
Maverick: an unbranded range animal
Mazard: the head or face
Medicide: a medically assisted suicide
Mehndi: the art of painting patterns on the skin with henna
Mentum: the chin
Mephitis: an offensive odor
Metopic: pertaining to the forehead
Meuniere: cooked in browned butter
Micawber: a person who remains hopeful despite adversity
Micrurgy: the use of minute tools under high magnification
Milling: a corrugated edge on a coin
Miosis: excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye
Mirepoix: a sauteed mixture of diced vegetables
♡ Favorite Words of the Week
Maziness: the quality of being mazy
Meaner: one that means (intends)
Mensal: pertaining to or used at the table
Meseemeth: it seems to me
Micrify: to make small
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