• Inclusive and respectful language

    Inclusive language gives all members of the community a place in your writing and avoids alienating your reader.

  • maybe

    See may be, maybe

  • mean

    See average, mean, median, mode

  • median

    See average, mean, median, mode

  • medication

    See drug, medication, medicine

  • medicine

    See drug, medication, medicine

  • meteor

    See asteroid, meteor, meteorite, meteoroid

  • meteorite

    See asteroid, meteor, meteorite, meteoroid

  • meteoroid

    See asteroid, meteor, meteorite, meteoroid

  • method, methodology

    method: a process or technique methodology: the general strategy of how a research project will be done, including identification of the methods to be used

  • methodology

    See method, methodology

  • Gender, sexual orientation and gender identity

    Learn how to eliminate gender bias from your content, and be inclusive and respectful when writing about gender, sexual orientation and gender identity.

  • microbe

    See bug, germ, microbe, microorganism

  • microorganism

    See bug, germ, microbe, microorganism

  • might

    See can, may, might

  • mode

    See average, mean, median, mode

  • molecular mass, molecular weight

    molecular weight (MW): the ratio of the mass of a molecule to the standardised mass of an atom (note that MW does not take a unit because it is a ratio) mole

  • molecular weight

    See molecular mass, molecular weight

  • morphology

    See anatomy, morphology

  • mutant, mutation

    mutant: an organism carrying one or more mutations mutation: an alteration in the primary sequence of the genetic material that can be mapped to a specific p

  • mutation

    See mutant, mutation

  • natural, organic

    natural: in the context of agriculture and chemical products, the terms natural and naturally derived should only be used to refer to substances and products th

  • Multicultural users

    Learn about inclusive and respectful terminology and formats for multicultural users.

  • necropsy

    See autopsy, necropsy, postmortem

  • neoplasm

    See cancer, neoplasm, tumour