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Main Group Elements: Elements of the s and p blocks.

Monophyletic Group: A group of organisms descended from a common ancestor. For example: your immediate family may be considered such a group, being descended from a common ancestral group (grandparents, etc.).

Moving Picture Expert Group (MPEG): A format to make, view, and transfer both digital audio and digital video files.

Minimum Maintenance: The lowest required equity level that must be held with a broker in a margin account. See: Margin call.

Marriage Group: A term coined by George L. Kittredge in 1912 to describe a specific set of stories in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The marriage group includes 'The Wife of Bath's Tale,' 'The Clerk's Tale,' ' . . . View Full Definition

Maintenance Margin Requirement: A sum, usually smaller than but part of the original margin, that must be maintained on deposit at all times. If a customer's equity in any futures position drops to or below, the maintenanc . . . View Full Definition

Maintenance Medication: Medications that are prescribed for long-term treatment of chronic conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or asthma. Maintenance medications are available through Tel-Drug Rx, CIG . . . View Full Definition

Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG): It refers to a set of standards as defined up by the Moving Pictures Experts Group, and that defines the digital signal compression technology used among others, by digital satellite TV syst . . . View Full Definition

Maintenance Manual: A manual produced by the manufacturer of an aircraft, aircraft engine, or component that details the approved methods of maintenance.

Occupational Groups: Used to classify specific occupations into a specific category, such as professionals, technical/hi-tech, administrative/clerical, sales, service, retail, etc.