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Muffin
Muffin is a baked item that takes two forms: the domed, sweet quick bread common in American cafes, or the flat, griddle-cooked yeast bread known as the English muffin.
Muffin tin
A muffin tin, also called a muffin pan or cupcake pan, is a baking tray with rounded wells, typically six or twelve, that holds batter while it bakes.
Muffle furnace
A muffle furnace is a small, insulated, front-loading laboratory oven that heats samples to high temperatures, up to about 1600 °C, inside an enclosed chamber separated from the heating elements.
Muffler
A muffler, also called a silencer, is a device that reduces noise from engine exhausts and ventilation ducts while passing the gas flow, working by reflecting or absorbing sound waves.
Muffuletta
Muffuletta (muffaletta), New Orleans Sicilian-style sandwich invented by Salvatore Lupo at Central Grocery in 1906: round sesame loaf, cured meats, provolone, olive salad; the name also denotes the Sicilian bread.
MUFG Bank
MUFG Bank, also known as Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi-UFJ, is the core banking subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, formed by mergers in 2006 and Japan's largest bank.
Mufti
A mufti is a Muslim jurist qualified to answer questions of Islamic law with a non-binding advisory opinion, the fatwa, operating historically alongside the state-appointed judge, the qadi.
Mufti (dress)
Mufti (dress) means civilian clothes worn by someone who usually wears a uniform, from Arabic muftī (Muslim legal expert, issuer of fatwas). British army slang from India, first recorded early 19th century (1816), perhaps via the stage mufti's robe and slippers; basis of 'mufti day' in schools.
Mufti (film)
Mufti (ಮುಫ್ತಿ) is a 2017 Kannada action film, Narthan's debut, starring Sriimurali as undercover cop Gana and Shivarajkumar as don Bhairathi Ranagal; it earned Rs 15 crore in five days and received a 2024 prequel.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (1936–2016) was an Indian politician, twice chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and India's first Muslim Union home minister (1989–90). He founded the PDP in 1999 and led a PDP–BJP coalition from March 2015 until his death.
Mufti Sadruddin Azurda
Mufti Sadruddin Azurda (مفتی صدر الدین آزرده) was the chief Islamic judge of Delhi under East India Company rule and an Urdu poet, a close friend of Ghalib.
Müftîzâde Ahmed Efendi
Müftîzâde Ahmed Efendi (died 1791) was an Ottoman scholar who served as şeyhülislâm, the empire's chief religious authority, from 1786 to 1787 under Sultan Abdülhamid I.
Mug
A mug is a large drinking vessel with a handle, usually cylindrical and made of ceramic or glass, used without a saucer for hot drinks such as coffee and tea.
Mug shot
Mug shot (mugshot): police booking photograph of an arrested person, frontal and profile. Origins 1841-1843; Bertillon system; FOIA privacy rulings; state removal laws; facial recognition use.
Mug shot of Donald Trump
Booking photograph of Donald Trump, inmate P01135809, taken August 24, 2023 at Fulton County Jail, Atlanta, on 13 Georgia election-subversion felony counts; first mug shot of a US president, released within an hour.
Mug-si
Mug-si, also written Muk-si, was a ruler of the Sumerian city-state of Adab, modern Bismaya, Iraq, during the Early Dynastic IIIb period, about 2500-2340 BC.
Muga
Muga (무가), also called singa, are the songs and chanted texts Korean shamans perform during gut, summoning gods, relaying their words, and praying for blessings.
Muga silk
Muga silk is a naturally golden silk from the wild silkworm Antheraea assamensis, produced mainly in Assam, which supplies about 90 percent of world output.
Mugallu
Mugallu, also written Mukalli, was a king of Melid and then of Tabal in Central Anatolia, recorded by the Assyrians from 675 BC and succeeded by his son around 640 BC.
Mugamoodi (முகமூடி)
Mugamoodi (முகமூடி, "The Mask") is a 2012 Tamil superhero film directed by Mysskin, starring Jiiva, Pooja Hegde, and Narain; the first Tamil superhero film, dedicated to Bruce Lee, released 31 August 2012 by UTV Motion Pictures.
Mugaputhagam (முகப்புத்தகம்)
Mugaputhagam (முகப்புத்தகம்), literally "Facebook", is a 2011 Tamil comedy-thriller short film written and directed by Atlee, starring Sivakarthikeyan and Sathish; it went viral on YouTube and launched both careers.
Mugardos LNG Terminal
The Mugardos LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas import and regasification plant in the ría de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain, opened in 2007 and operated by Reganosa.
Mugazo Planitia
Mugazo Planitia is a 1,500-km-diameter lowland plain on Venus at 69°S, 60°E, named for a Vietnamese tale heroine and adopted by the IAU in 1997; it contains belt-bounded campi indicating crustal block motion.
Mugdha Chaphekar (मुग्धा चाफेकर)
Mugdha Chaphekar (मुग्धा चाफेकर), Indian actress born 1987 in Mumbai, known as Sanyogita in Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan and Prachi in Kumkum Bhagya; Maharashtra State Award winner for The Silence, formerly married to Ravish Desai.
Mugdha Godse
Mugdha Godse (Mugdha Veira Godse), Indian actress and model from Pune; Gladrags 2002 runner-up, Femina Miss India 2004 semi-finalist; debuted as Janet Sequeira in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion (2008), winning the Apsara Best Debut Actress award.
Müge Anlı
Müge Anlı is a Turkish television presenter and journalist, born in Istanbul in 1973, best known as the host of the crime-reality program Müge Anlı ile Tatlı Sert.
Mugello Circuit
Mugello Circuit (Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello), Ferrari-owned 5.245 km Tuscan racetrack near Scarperia, opened 1974; home of the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix through 2031 and site of the 2020 Tuscan F1 Grand Prix.
MUGEM-class aircraft carrier
The MUGEM-class aircraft carrier (Milli Uçak Gemisi, "National Aircraft Carrier") is a 60,000-tonne STOBAR carrier under construction for the Turkish Navy at Istanbul Naval Shipyard, with delivery targeted for 2032.
Mugen Motorsports (無限)
Mugen Motorsports (無限, now M-TEC Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese Honda tuner founded in 1973 by Hirotoshi Honda and Masao Kimura; it supplied Mugen-Honda F1 engines 1992-2000, winning four Grands Prix with Ligier and Jordan.
Mugger crocodile
Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), also called marsh crocodile or Magar-Machh: a medium-sized Vulnerable South Asian crocodilian of freshwater habitats from Iran and Pakistan to Sri Lanka, 3–4 m typically, 5,700–8,700 mature individuals, known for double annual breeding.