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Murcia
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murder board
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murein
murex
muriatic acid
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muricate
mu·ri·cate [ myri kàyt, myrikət ] or mu·ri·cat·ed [ myri kàytəd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
spiny: covered in short spines or points
[Mid-17th century. < Latin muricatus "shaped like a murex" < murex]
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