(medicine) A staining technique, using a sequence of crystal violet, iodine and safranine, used to differentiate bacteria into two large groups of species.

(pharmacology) A powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is similar to morphine in its effects but less sedative and is used as a substitute drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction.

(mathematics, statistics) Any of a class of techniques for estimating the solution of a numerical mathematical problem by means of a random artificial sampling experiment that simulates the problem.

(statistics) A technique used to estimate the reliability or consistency of some measurement by correlating the results of multiple measurements, spread over time.

fluorine dating

(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of methinks

The Dayi system of text input for Chinese characters.

The hydrochloride of the drug methamphetamine.

(chemistry) The methyl ester of salicylic acid and the principal constituent of oil of wintergreen.

A member of the Methodist Church; a Wesleyan.