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Masters of the Dew
Masters of the Dew is the English title of Gouverneurs de la rosée, a 1944 novel by Haitian writer Jacques Roumain, published after his death and regarded as a classic of Haitian and Caribbean literature.
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe (MOTU) is Mattel's 1982-created He-Man action figure and media franchise set on Eternia, where He-Man defends Castle Grayskull from Skeletor, spanning Filmation animation, the 1987 Cannon film, multiple reboots, and the 2026 Amazon MGM film.
Masters of the Universe (1987 film)
Masters of the Universe is a 1987 American live-action science fantasy film directed by Gary Goddard, adapting Mattel's He-Man toys, with Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor.
Masters of the Universe (2026 film)
Masters of the Universe (2026) is a live-action He-Man film directed by Travis Knight, starring Nicholas Galitzine, Jared Leto, and Idris Elba. Released June 5, 2026 by Amazon MGM and Mattel, it grossed $113.8 million worldwide but topped Prime Video for five weeks.
Masters of the Universe (2026 soundtrack)
Soundtrack album for the 2026 Masters of the Universe film: score by Daniel Pemberton with Brian May on guitar, The Darkness title song, released June 5, 2026 by Lakeshore Records, Deluxe Edition August 14, 2026.
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Masters of the Universe: Revelation is a 2021 Netflix animated series by Kevin Smith and Mattel Television, a direct sequel to the 1980s Filmation He-Man cartoon, starring Mark Hamill, Chris Wood, and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament: annual men's major golf championship, first played 1934 as Augusta National Invitation Tournament, held each April at Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia. Invitation-only, same course yearly, green jacket, Nicklaus six titles, record 268 (Dustin Johnson 2020).
Masters' Union
Masters' Union is a private business school in Gurugram, India, founded in 2020. It is known for high fees and reported placement figures, though it lacks UGC recognition.
Masterton
Masterton, largest town of New Zealand's Wairarapa region; founded 1854 by Joseph Masters' Small Farms Association. District population 28,900 (2025); home of the Golden Shears shearing contest and five daily trains to Wellington.
Mastery learning
Mastery learning: Bloom's 1968 instructional strategy in which students advance only after demonstrating proficiency, using formative assessment, individualized correctives, and parallel retests; basis of competency-based education.
Masthishka Maranam
Masthishka Maranam (A Frankenbiting of Simon's Memories) is a 2026 Malayalam cyberpunk sci-fi comedy thriller directed by Krishand, starring Rajisha Vijayan as Frida Soman and Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju as Bimal, set in Neo Kochi 2046, released 27 February 2026 and streaming on Netflix.
Masti (मस्ती) (2004 film)
Masti (मस्ती) is a 2004 Hindi adult comedy directed by Indra Kumar, starring Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Riteish Deshmukh, and Ajay Devgn; a box office hit that launched the Masti franchise.
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar (ಮಾಸ್ತಿ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರ್), who wrote under the pen name Srinivasa, was a Kannada writer and Jnanpith Award winner regarded as the father of the modern Kannada short story.
Mastic (μαστίχα) (plant resin)
Mastic (μαστίχα, mastiha) is the aromatic resin of Pistacia lentiscus, produced almost exclusively in southern Chios, Greece; a PDO product since 1997, harvested by traditional incision, UNESCO-listed in 2014, and used in food, gum, and herbal medicine.
Mastic asphalt
Mastic asphalt (German Gussasphalt, French asphalte coulé) is a voidless asphalt mixture, impermeable and durable, that is poured hot without compaction; it has covered German Autobahns since the 1960s.
Mastiii 4
Mastiii 4 (Masti 4) is a 2025 Hindi adult comedy, the fourth Masti franchise film, directed by Milap Zaveri and starring Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, and Aftab Shivdasani in a 'Love Visa' reverse-masti plot; released 21 November 2025, it flopped at the box office.
Mastika (μαστίχα)
Mastika (μαστίχα, also mastiha or mastic) names two mastic-resin spirits: Greece's PDO Chios mastic liqueur (min 20% vol, 150 g/L sugar) and the Balkan anise-mastic aperitif of Bulgaria and North Macedonia that clouds white with water.
Mastitis
Mastitis, breast inflammation with or without infection, mainly lactational (puerperal) mastitis; affects up to 10% of US women, usually first 3 months postpartum; treated with ice, NSAIDs, sometimes antibiotics.
Mastitis in dairy cattle
Mastitis in dairy cattle: inflammatory mammary gland disease, also called bovine mastitis, caused by contagious and environmental bacteria. Distinguished by subclinical (SCC-based) and clinical forms, the 5-Point Plan, dry cow therapy, and costs near $147 per cow yearly.
Mastizaade (मस्तीज़ादे)
Mastizaade (मस्तीज़ादे) is a 2016 Hindi adult sex comedy directed by Milap Zaveri, produced by Pritish Nandy Communications, starring Sunny Leone in a double role with Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das; released 29 January 2016, panned by critics, a box office flop.
Mastocytosis
Mastocytosis, including systemic mastocytosis (SM), is a rare clonal mast cell disorder driven by KIT D816V in about 90-95% of cases, classified by WHO 2022 into six subtypes from indolent SM to mast cell leukemia, treated with antimediator or KIT-inhibitor therapy.
Mastodon
The American mastodon (Mammut americanum) was an extinct, elephant-like mammal that lived across North America, from Alaska to central Mexico, throughout the Ice Age until about 13,000 years ago.
Mastodon (band)
Mastodon, Atlanta metal band formed in 2000 by Brann Dailor, Troy Sanders, Bill Kelliher, and Brent Hinds; sludge-to-progressive metal, Leviathan, Grammy-winning Sultan's Curse, ninth album Marrow Deep (2026).
Mastodon (social network)
Mastodon is a free, open-source, decentralized microblogging platform started in 2016 by Eugen Rochko, in which independent servers federate over ActivityPub to form the fediverse.
Mastodynia
Mastodynia (mastalgia, breast pain) is the symptom of breast pain, ICD-11 GB23.5, cyclic or noncyclical; affects up to 70-80% of women, rarely cancer (0-3% without other findings), treated with reassurance, fitted bras, and NSAIDs.
Mastoid part of the temporal bone
Mastoid part of the temporal bone: posterior temporal bone region containing the mastoid process and mastoid air cells; pneumatizes from the petrous part, serves as a middle-ear air reservoir, and is the site of mastoiditis and mastoidectomy.
Mastoidectomy
A mastoidectomy is a temporal bone operation that opens the mastoid air cells behind the ear to eradicate infection or cholesteatoma and to reach deeper ear structures.
Mastoiditis
Mastoiditis is a bacterial infection of the mastoid air cells, usually complicating acute otitis media in young children. Key signs are postauricular swelling with pinna displacement; treated with IV ceftriaxone, sometimes mastoidectomy.
Mastomys
Mastomys, multimammate mice, African murid rodents, eight species across sub-Saharan Africa, major crop pests and reservoirs of Lassa virus, especially M. natalensis.
Mastoparan
Mastoparan is a 14-amino-acid peptide toxin from the venom of the wasp Vespula lewisii, first isolated in 1979, that degranulates mast cells and activates G proteins.