Mithraicism
— Noun
– English
～ ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d.
Mithraism
— Noun
– English
～ ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d.
Mithraist
— Noun
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～ adherent of Mithraism
mithraistic
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to Mithraism or its god
mithramycin
— Noun
– English
～ an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes
mithras
— Noun
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～ ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god
Mithridates
— Noun
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～ ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)
mitigable
— Adjective
– English
～ capable of being alleviated
mitigate
— Verb
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～ make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
mitigate
— Verb
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～ lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
mitigated
— Adjective
– English
～ made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty"
mitigating circumstance
— Noun
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～ (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense
mitigation
— Noun
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～ the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
mitigation
— Noun
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～ a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
mitigation
— Noun
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～ to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
mitigative
— Adjective
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～ moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
mitigatory
— Adjective
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～ moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
mitochondrion
— Noun
– English
～ an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
mitogen
— Noun
– English
～ an agent that triggers mitosis
mitomycin
— Noun
– English
～ a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug