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Megachile The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, and is the only genus within the family Megachilidae which truly deserves to be called leafcutter bees, as certain species of only this genus build their nest cells from neatly cut pieces of petals or leaves, this behavior otherwise being unknown in the family (other genera, and other species within Megachile, chew leaves or petals into fragments, or use resins or other materials to build their nests). Nests are sometimes constructed within hollow twigs or other similarly constricted natural cavities, but often are in burrows in the ground.
Megachilidae The Megachilidae are a cosmopolitan family of (mostly) solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structures (called scopae) are restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than on the hind legs like in all other bee families). Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutting bees, reflecting the materials they build their nest cells from (clay or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees.
Megachurches affiliated with the Assemblies of God An Assemblies of God megachurch is a large church affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship having 2,000 or more worshippers for a typical weekly service. According to a 1996 statistic, nearly one in ten megachurches in the United States are affiliated with the General Council of the Assemblies of God .
MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in Holland, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top 40, Tip Parade and other charts are based on.
Megajogos The entertainment site Megajogos, created at 2002, is one of the 1st site in Brazil for online multiplayer games. Also was one of the 1st sites to use the concept of social sites, like Orkut and MySpace, for a specific subject, in this case online games.
Megale Megale is one of the 31 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 2, Megale is located at the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by the Administrative Zone 4, on the west by the Tigray Region, on the north by Abala, and on the east by Erebti.
Megalethoscope The megalethoscope is an optical apparatus in which photographs are viewed through a large lens giving the impression of depth and perspective. An internal light source, a system of opening doors and photographs coloured and pierced to let through light could create dramatic effects.
Megali Idea The Megali Idea (Greek: Μεγάλη Ιδέα, lit. "Great Idea") was an irredentist concept of Greek nationalism expressing the goal of establishing a Greek state that would encompass all ethnic Greeks.
Megalith A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. Megalithic means made of such stones, but uses an interlocking system without the use of mortar or cement.
Megalith Records Megalith Records was a record label created by The Toasters founder and frontman Robert "Bucket" Hingley. Enlisting the help of Jeremy Patton, the current webmaster for the Toasters and general art guy, and working with brother-in-law Brett at AtoZ Music Servises (a cd pressing plant), Buck has stepped up to create yet another ska label that hopes to surpass the popularity and milstones that Moon Ska Records achieved.
Megalithic art Megalithic art refers to the use of large stones as an artistic medium. Although some modern artists and sculptors make use of large stones in their work, the term is more generally used to describe art carved onto megaliths in prehistoric Europe.
Megalocephaly In medicine, megalocephaly is a birth defect that causes an abonormally large head. It is common in cases of retardation seen in neurofibromatosis 1, Fragile X Syndrome, Sotos Syndrome, and Simpson-Golabi-Benel Syndrome.
Megalodontesidae The Megalodontesidae (until recently spelled Megalodontidae) are a small family within the Symphyta, containing some 40 species restricted to the temperate regions of Eurasia, and whose larvae feed on herbaceous plants. They are distinguished from the closely-related Pamphiliidae by their serrate or pectinate antennae.
Megalochori There are places that have the name Megalochori, Megalohori or rarely Megalokhori (Greek, Modern: Μεγαλοχώρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, fr. μέγα mega [and χωριό chorio town] or [[village, meaning big village or big town), older forms, Megalochorio, Megalochorion, Megalohorio, Megalokhorio, Megalokhorion in Greece
Megalochori (Methana), Greece Megalochori, Megalohori or rarely Megalokhori (Greek: Μεγαλοχώρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, fr. μέγα mega [and χωριό chorio town] or [[village, meaning big or large village or big or large town), older forms, Megalochorio, Megalochorion, Megalohorio, Megalokhorio, Megalokhorion is a village located in the northwestern part of the Methana peninsula.
Megalomania Megalomania (from the Greek word μεγαλομανία) is a psychopathological condition characterised by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence - often generally termed as delusions of grandeur. It includes an obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
Megalomaniac (song) "Megalomaniac" is a song by American alternative rock band Incubus, from their 2004 album A Crow Left of the Murder. It was released as a single in December of 2003, and eventually reached the top of Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks, where it stayed for a six-week period.
Megalopolis (term) A megalopolis is defined as an extensive metropolitan area or a long chain of continuous metropolitan areas. The term was first used in the United States by Jean Gottmann in 1957, to describe the huge urban area along the Eastern seaboard of the U.
Megalopseudosuchus Megalopseudosuchus alabamaensis ("giant false crocodile from alabama") is a fictional genus and species of gigantic prehistoric amphibian invented by fantasist Caitlin R. Kiernan in her 2003 novel, Low Red Moon.
Megaloptera Megaloptera, from the Greek words mega, meaning large, and ptera, meaning wing, is an order of insects closely related to (and historically often included in) the order Neuroptera. containing the alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies.
Megalosaurus Megalosaurus (meaning "Great Lizard", from Greek, μεγαλο-/megalo- meaning 'big', 'tall' or 'great' and σαυρος/sauros meaning 'lizard') is a genus of large meat-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic Period (Bathonian) of Europe (Southern England, France, Portugal).
Megalyridae Megalyroidea is a small Hymenopteran superfamily that includes a single family, Megalyridae, with 8 genera (plus 3 extinct ones) and at least 45 extant species. Modern megalyrids are found mostly in areas of relict primary tropical forests, and there are very few New World representatives.
MegaLink MegaLink (also spelled Megalink) is an interbank network connecting the ATM networks of twenty-three major banks in the Philippines. It is the largest interbank network in the Philippines in terms of members, ATMs, and transactions, but is the second-largest in terms of member banks.
Megamammals The term Megamammals is an informal name for the large Prehistoric mammals that went extinct at the dawn of humanity. In this category are the members of the order proboscidea and the giant ground sloth known as megatherium.
Megamart Megamart was an Australian chain of stores owned by Coles Group (then Coles Myer) which sold electrical and furniture items. It was a sub-store of department store chain Myer, so it was also known as Myer Megamart or Megamart by Myer.
Megamaser A new type of extra-galactic maser was discovered with the detection of OH emission from Arp220 (IC 4553) with a then unequalled luminosity of ~103LO. The most luminous galactic OH maser (in HII regions) has a luminosity of ~10-3LO, so this maser was called a megamaser
Megami Tensei Megami Tensei (Japanese:女神転生, often abbreviated as MegaTen) is a Japanese computer role-playing game series, and is one of the major franchises of the genre in its native country. Megaten games are generally set in a contemporary Japan plagued with supernatural events and demonic creatures.
Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Last Bible is a Game Boy strategy game that has nothing to do with the Holy Bible. The object is to defeat evil monsters and human villains while accomplishing a goal to collect something or assassinate someone with losing as little health (and using as few items) as possible, as equipment in this game is expensive.
Megamix (Britney Spears single) "Megamix" is a promo AVCD single from Pop singer Britney Spears released from the limited edition version of her album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative during the fourth quarter of 2004 in the Philippines,Hong Kong,and also as a preorder gift in Taiwan.
Megamix (Gloria Estefan) "Megamix" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1992 only at Europe, UK and Australia as the second single from her fourth solo album Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits.
Megamouth shark The megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, is an extremely rare and unusual species of shark, discovered in 1976, with 38 specimens known to be caught or sighted as of 2006 and three recordings on film. Like the basking shark and whale shark, it is a filter feeder, consuming plankton and jellyfish, and is distinctive for its large head with rubbery lips.
MegaMan NT Warrior (EXE) episode summaries The MegaMan NT Warrior anime (alternatively Rockman EXE in Japan) is divided into five separate (but not independent) series. The first series (commonly just referred to as EXE) consists of two seasons (called Areas in the DVD releases); the first season is 25 episodes long and the second season is 31 (a total of 56).
MegaMan NT Warrior episode summaries The MegaMan NT Warrior anime (alternatively Rockman EXE in Japan) is divided into five separate (but not independent) series. The first series (commonly just referred to as EXE) consists of two seasons (called Areas in the DVD releases); the first season is 25 episodes long and the second season is 31 (a total of 56).
MegaMek MegaMek is an open source, turn-based strategy computer game. The game rules are directly based on BattleTech board game rules (the Classic BattleTech line), and a lot of the game content is based on Classic BattleTech - apart from some trademarked terms having been changed (BattleMechs are called "Meks", for example).
MegaMemory MegaMemory is a commercial system sold through infomercials that claimed to boost memory via learning mnemonic techniques, developed by Kevin Trudeau. It was one of a range of products that the Federal Trade Commission prosecuted for fraud.
Megan Corletto Megan Madalyn Sienna Corletto (b. 25 September 1992 in Glendale, California), American actress, probably best known for the role of Abby Deveraux on Days of Our Lives series, as well as many guest-appearing roles on various popular series, like The X-Files, Charmed, ER or Chicago Hope.
Megan Ewing Megan Christine Ewing (born September 30, 1984 in Abilene, Texas) is a fashion model. Her hazel eyes, freckled skin, gapped teeth and unique beauty has won her campaigns from such companies as Abercrombie & Fitch and La Perla, though she is best known as a Guess?
Megan Kanka Megan Nicole Kanka (December 7, 1986 - July 29 1994) was a young girl who was raped and murdered by her neighbor Jesse Timmendequas in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. Timmendequas was already a convicted sex offender.
Megan Lloyd George Lady Megan Lloyd George CH (22 April 1902–14 May 1966) was a British politician, the first female Member of Parliament for a Welsh constituency, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. She later became a Labour MP.
Megan Marshak Megan Ruth Marshak (born October 1953According to AP employment application, as cited in Robert D. McFadden, "Call to 911 for Stricken Rockefeller Did Not Identify Him", The New York Times, 30 January 1979 in California) was an aide to former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, who was with him when he died in January 1979.
Megan McArdle Megan McArdle (born January 29, 1973) is a New York City-based blogger and journalist. A lifetime New Yorker except for college and graduate school, she has an undergraduate degree in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Megan McCormick Megan McCormick (born 1973, in Glendale, Ohio and raised in Florida) is one of the main hosts of the Pilot Productions travel/adventure series Globe Trekker (also called Pilot Guides in Canada and the United States and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet).
Megan McDonald Megan McDonald is an American children's literature author; her most popular works is the series of Judy Moody books which center around a slightly bratty, undisciplined 3rd grade girl named Judy Moody (written for grades 2-4). McDonald has also written many picture books for younger children and continues to write.
Megan McTavish Megan McTavish (born April 30, 1949 in Pembroke, New Hampshire) is an American soap opera writer, most known for her head writing stints on All My Children. Before writing for the soaps, she was a popular stage actress heaquartered in Chicago.
Megan Morrone Megan Morrone is an American writer and former television personality. She is best known for her role on the technology-related television show The Screen Savers on TechTV – a cable and satellite channel which has since been taken over by G4.
Megan Rochell Megan Rochell (born August 19 1986) is an American R&B/Soul singer, who is signed to Def Jam Records. Megan was born Megan Rochell Nieves in Brooklyn, New York to an African American mother and a Puerto Rican father.
Megan Russert Megan Russert is a fictional character on Homicide:Life on the Street played by Isabella Hofmann. She is a lieutenant who, for "politically correct" reasons, is made a captain on a trial basis in the third season.
Megan Spencer Megan Spencer (born 1966 ) is an Australian documentary film maker who specialises in the 'guerrilla video' style of documentary portraiture. Based in Melbourne she is also a prominent film critic and journalist.
Megan Walker Megan Walker (b. August 31, 1961) is the executive director of the London Abused Women's Centre in London, Ontario, Canada, a community activist, a former AM radio co-host and also a former member of London City Council from 1994-2000, representing Ward 6.
Megan Wheeler Detective Megan Wheeler is a fictional character portrayed by Julianne Nicholson on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Nicholson previously portrayed Christina Finn on the now defunct Law & Order spin-off, Conviction, as well as a one-time character in an episode of the original Law & Order, entitled "All My Children.
Megan's Law Megan's Law is the term used to denote a number of state laws in the United States that require law enforcement authorities to identify what are generally called sex offenders to the public at large through various media, including in some cases the Internet.
Megane Bridge Meganebashi or Spectacles Bridge, was built in Nagasaki city in 1634 by the Chinese monk Mozi of Kofukuji Temple. It is said to be the oldest stone arch bridge in Japan and has been designated as an Important Cultural Property.
Meganebashi - Isahaya Park Meganebashi or "spectacles bridge" is a double arch stone bridge spanning a pond in Isahaya Park (also called Tsutsuji or Azalea Park) in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The bridge is twice the size of the "spectacles bridge" in Nagasaki city.
Meganekko Meganekko (メガネ (めがね and 眼鏡, meaning the same thing, are also used) megane for glasses and 娘 ko for girl) is Japanese slang which translates to "Glasses (-wearing) Girl". It's also often used in anime and manga fandom to refer to females who wear glasses, especially when it is considered their most attractive trait.
Meganeura Meganeura monyi was a prehistoric insect of the Carboniferous period (300 million years ago), resembling and related to the present-day dragonfly. With a wingspan of more than 75 cm (2 feet) wide, it was the largest known flying insect species to ever appear on earth (the Permian Meganeuropsis permiana being another contender).
Meganiche A meganiche is a website very specific to one topic and thus usually a certain demographic. That demographic may only be a minute percentage of everybody that is on the internet, it is still a grand number of people because the internet has a billion plus users.
Meganisi Meganisi or Meganissi (Greek, Modern: Μεγανήσι, literally big island), older forms: Meganision and Meganission is a Greek island and municipality immediately to the east-southeast of Lefkada. Population 1,092 (2001).
Meganthropus Meganthropus is a name commonly given to several large jaw and skull fragments from Sangiran, Central Java. The original scientific name was Meganthropus paleojavanicus, and while it is very uncommonly considered valid today, the genus name has survived as a sort of formal nickname for the fossils.
Megaphone A megaphone, or speaking-trumpet, is a portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device whose application is to send a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction for a specified purpose. This is accomplished by channeling the sound through a funnel.
Megaphone Trophy The Megaphone Trophy is awarded each year to the winner of the football game between the University of Notre Dame and Michigan State University. The rivalry includes many great games, such as the Game of the Century, arguably the greatest college football game ever played.
Megapnosaurus Megapnosaurus ("big dead lizard", from Greek μεγα = "big", 'απνοος = "not breathing", "dead", σαυρος = "lizard") was a dinosaur of the theropod family Coelophysidae, formerly called Syntarsus (named by Raath, 1969). It was renamed by the entomologists who discovered that the genus name Syntarsus was already taken by a colydiine beetle described in 1869.
Megapolisomancy Megapolisomancy is a fictional occult science created by Fritz Leiber, an influential American writer of fantasy and science fiction. Featured in Leiber's novella Our Lady of Darkness, megapolisomancy is the art of predicting and manipulating the future through the existence of large cities.
Megaprojects and risk Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition is a book dealing with the risks and legalities of promotion, policy, planning, and construction of megaprojects. Its central theme is that promoters of multibillion-dollar megaprojects systematically misinform lawmakers, the media, and the public in order to obtain construction approval for megaprojects.
Megara Megara (Greek: Μέγαρα; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an ancient city in Attica, Greece. It lies on the Saronic Gulf opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens.
Megara Gulf The Megara Gulf (Greek: Κόλπος Μέγαρων Kolpos Megaron) is a gulf that is in the northern part of the Saronic Gulf. The total length is approximately 20 km long from north east to west and about 6 to 10 km wide from north to south.
Megara Hyblaea Megara Hyblaea (perhaps identical with Hybla Major) is the name of an ancient Greek colony in Sicily, situated near Augusta on the east coast, 12 miles NNW of Syracuse, Italy. It was founded in 728 BC by Megarean colonists, who had previously settled successively at Trotilon, Leontini and Thapsos.
Megaradio MEGARADIO was a German-speaking privately owned radio station, which transmitted on several frequencies from transmission facilities in Germany (and also from Marnach in Luxembourg). Its content was a German-speaking pop music programs.
Megaresort A Megaresort, a type of destination resort, integrates the services offered by a hotel, casino, dining, entertainment, and shopping into a single, large, and highly stylized or themed venue. The hotels along the Las Vegas Strip are most typically thought of as megaresorts owing to their immense size and complexity.
Megarian decree The Megarian Decree was a set of economic sanctions levied upon Megara circa 433 BC by the Athenian Empire shortly before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. The ostensible reason for the Decree was the Magarians' supposed trespass on land sacred to Demeter.
Megas 1972-2002 Megas 1972-2002 is a compilation released in 2002 by the Icelandic Rock legend, Megas to commemorate his 30th anniversary of music career. This compilation made up of 43 tracks, contains several of Megas hits, from the first album called Megas (1972) to Englaryk Ă­ TĂ­maglasi (2002).
Megas Doux The Megas Doux (Greek: Μέγας Δουξ, "Grand Duke") was one of the highest positions in the hierarchy of the Byzantine Empire. It is sometimes also given by the half-Latinizations "Megaduke" or "Megadux".
Megas Logothetes The Megas Logothetes (Greek Μεγάς Λογοθέτης, "Grand Accountant") was the head of the Byzantine bureaucracy during the middle era of the empire. He was personally responsible for the administration of the state treasury and the legal system, much like a Western chancellor.
Megascale engineering Megascale engineering is a type of engineering (currently a form of exploratory engineering) concerned with the construction of structures on an enormous scale. Typically these structures are at least 1,000 kilometers in length -- in other words, at least 1 Megameter, hence the name.
Megascolecidae Megascolecidae is a large family of earthworms which has native representatives in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast and East Asia, and North America. Primitive members of the family show a Gondwanan distribution and have been used as evidence of continental drift.
Megaspilidae Megaspilidae is a small Hymenopteran family with 12 genera in two subfamilies, and some 450 known species, with a great many species still undescribed. It is a poorly-known group as a whole, though most are believed to be parasitoids (esp.
Megastomatohyla Megastomatohyla is a genus of frogs in the Hylidae family. This genus was erected in 2005 following a major revision of the Hylidae family The four species in this genus were previously placed in the Hyla] genus.
Megastructure In science fiction and speculative (or exploratory) engineering, a megastructure is an enormous self-supporting artificial construct. The definition is often informal and varies from source to source, but generally requires at least one dimension to be in the hundreds of kilometers.
Megasztár Megasztár - Voice of the Year was a Hungarian voice talent television series, running, through three seasons, from 2003 to 2006 on TV2. While it is widely considered an unlicensed clone of the British television show Pop Idol (and sometimes even referred to as Hungarian Idol), TV2 maintains that it is a distinct format created by SBS management member Christoph Buerge.
MegaSquirt MegaSquirt is an aftermarket electronic fuel injection (EFI) controller designed to be used with a wide range of internal combustion engines. It is an open project headed by Bruce Bowling and Al Grippo, engineers that work on the U.
Megat Megat is an hereditary title given to male descendants of the ancient Royal House of Pagar Ruyung. Its Minangkabau pronouncation is "Magek" - derived from the words Maha Gaek which means "Great One".
Megat Khas Megat Omar Dato' Seri Dr Haji Megat Khas Bin Megat Omar (April 8, 1908 at - June 21 1979) was the first Malay doctor. He was born in Istana Talang, Kuala Kangsar, Perak and a direct descendant of Megat Terawis, the first Bendahara of Perak.
Megatech Megatech is an Indonesian company that pursued the development of various supercars. It is jointly owned by Hutomo (Tommy) Mandala Putra, the youngest son of President Suharto, and Mycom Setdco, a Bermuda-based subsidiary of Mycom Bhd.
Megatech Software Megatech Software was the first licensor of anime games in the United States. The first three games they published were eroge; the first was self-rated "NR-18", the second two were "NR-13" with the option of purchasing an upgrade to NR-18, and the last was self-rated as acceptable for all ages.
Megathron The Megathron is a spaceship of the battleship class from the game EVE Online. It is a Gallentean ship, although a pilot of any of the 4 playable races in the game may fly the ship, assuming they have the required skills.
Megathrust earthquake A megathrust earthquake is an interplate earthquake where one tectonic plate slips beneath (subducts) another. Due to the size of the tectonic plates and the shallow dip of the plate boundary, these earthquakes are among the world's largest, with moment magnitudes that can exceed 9.
Megaton Man Megaton Man (AKA Trent Phloog) is a superhero from the Fiascoverse, created by artist Don "Dandy Don" Simpson in 1984, first appearing in Kitchen Sink Press, then onto a short-lived self-published series in Fiasco Comics and later into Image Comics.
Megatransfer Megatransfer is a term used in computer technology, referring to a number of data transfers (or operations). It is abbreviated as MT, and most commonly used for measuring the number of transfers per second (MT/s or MT/sec).
Megatrend University The Megatrend University of Applied Sciences (Serbian: Мегатренд универзитет примењених наука) is a private university located in Belgrade, Serbia. It was founded in 1989 and is organized into 19 institutions.
Megatripolis Megatripolis was an innovative London nightclub created by Encyclopaedia Psychedelica editor and founding Zippie Fraser ClarkRaynolds, Simon "Energy Flash", page 287 Picardor 1998 in collaboration with Sionaidh Craigen and other members of the evolution collective and Peter 'Bugsy' Mosse and JJ of Dream Records. The intention was to combine New Age ideology with Rave culture and create a vibrant, festival-like atmosphere where people would be confronted by cross-cultural ideas and experiences at every turn.
Megatron Megatron is the primary villain of the Transformers franchise throughout the various "Generation 1" series. Megatron is a Transformer robot, giving him the ability to modify his body's structure into other objects, the most common "alternate modes" being a gun or a tank.
Megatron (Beast Wars and Beast Machines) Megatron is a fictional character, and the main antagonist, from the Beast Wars and Beast Machines animated series and toylines, part of the Transformers multiverse. In the past, fans have referred to him as Megatron II (although this term is frowned upon) to distinguish him from the original Megatron; in the Japanese Transformers: Robot Masters series, he was named Beast Megatron for this purpose.
Megatron (Robots in Disguise) Megatron (known as Gigatron in Japan) was the merciless leader of the Predacons (Destrongers), including Sky-Byte, Slapper, Darkscream and Gas Skunk, in Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Megatron is a Six-Changer, powerful enough to transform into five additional modes besides his robot form - twin-headed dragon, bat-gargoyle creature, race car, jet and claw (GigaDragon, GigaBat, GigaFormula, GigaJet and GigaHand in Japanese).
Megatron (Unicron Trilogy) Megatron is a fictional character and the leader of the evil Decepticons in the universe of the Transformers "Unicron Trilogy", comprising Transformers: Armada, Transformers: Energon and Transformers: Cybertron.
Megatsunami Megatsunami (often hyphenated as mega-tsunami, also known as iminami or “wave of purification”) is an informal term used mostly by popular media and popular scientific societies to describe a very large tsunami wave beyond the size reached by typical tsunamis (around 10 metres). A megatsunami is associated with waves beyond the norm for tsunamis, ranging from over 40 metres (131 feet) to giants over 100 metres (328 feet) tall.
MegaTech Games MegaTech Games was a videogame publisher that published four Japanese hentai games in North America: Cobra Mission, Power Dolls, Dragon Knight 3, and Metal and Lace: The Battle of the RoboBabes. The company went out of business in 1995 shortly after publishing Power Dolls.
MegaTransect One of the first "Megatransects" in the United States, was conducted in 1997 by Craig C. Dremann, surveying over 3,000 miles and noting the environmental, perennial native grass and exotic grass status at each mile along the route, through the Great Basin ecosystem.
Megaversal system The Megaversal system, sometimes known as the Palladium system, is a role-playing game system which involves roll-under percentile skill checks, roll-high d20 combat skill checks and roll-low d20 saving throws, and uses differing amounts of d4s, d6s, d8s, and d10s for damage, which is applied to Hit Points, Structural Damage Capacity (S.D.
Megavitamin therapy In nutrition and CAM, the term megavitamin therapy is used by its proponents to describe the use of large amounts of vitamins, often many times greater than the recommended dietary allowance (RDA), to prevent or treat many types of diseases. Today it is an aspect of orthomolecular medicine that also employs other nutrients such as dietary minerals, enzymes, amino acids, essential fatty acids, natural antioxidants and fermentable dietary fiber for short chain fatty acids.
Megavolt (Darkwing Duck) Elmo Sputterspark, better known as Megavolt, is a fictional character, a super-villain from the animated television series Darkwing Duck, produced by Disney. He appears to be an anthropomorphic "dog/rat/weasel thing".
Megavoltage X-rays Megavoltage X-rays are produced by linear accelerators ("linacs") operating at voltages in the 1000+ kV (1+ MV) range, and therefore have an energy in the MeV range (see External beam radiotherapy for an explanation of the maximum and mean energies as a function of voltage). Beams with the voltage range of 4-25 MV are used to treat patients as radiation oncologists find that they penetrate well to deep sites within the body.

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