See Also: Mute(medicine)
mute(4)(dictionary)
mute(3)(dictionary)
mute(2)(dictionary)
mute(1)(dictionary)
Mute(health)
deaf mute(dictionary)
Harmon mute(dictionary)
deaf-mute(medicine)
deaf mute(dictionary)

polyclone (iou) and mute(3) (iou)


polyclone (iou)



polyclone noun. L20.
[from POLY- + CLONE.]
Biology. A group of cells all descended from one or Other of an initial small group of cells.

mute(3) (iou)



mute verb1 & noun3. [mju:t] arch. LME.
[Old French meutir, later mutir aphet. from esmeutir, earlier esmeltir (mod. emeutir), perh. from Frankish verb meaning 'smelt'. Cf. Middle Dutch smelt bird's faeces.]
A. verb intrans. & trans. Of a bird, esp. a hawk: discharge (faeces). LME.
b. noun. The action of defecating by a bird, esp. a hawk; sing. & in pl. (a deposit of) faeces, droppings. L15.
muting noun1 (a) the action of the verb; (b) sing. & (usu.) in pl., faeces, droppings: L15.