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Front Nine: (also 'front, front side') the first 9 holes (1-9) of an 18 hole golf course

Mezzanine Bracket: The members of an underwriting group with involvement large enough to be just below the top tier.

Methionine: The amino acid coded for by the initiation codon; all polypeptides begin with methionine, although post-translational reactions may remove it.

Markowitz Efficient Frontier: The graphical depiction of the Markowitz efficient set of portfolios representing the boundary of the set of feasible portfolios that have the maximum return for a given level of risk. Any p . . . View Full Definition

Mezzanine Financing: The stage of financing that follows venture capital financing.

Mezzanine Level: The period in a company's development just before it goes public.

Muscat Frontignan: (See Muscat Blanc above).

Minimum-Variance Frontier: Graph of the lowest possible portfolio variance that is attainable for a given portfolio expected return.

Leonine Verse: Verse using internal rhyme in which the middle and end of each line rhyme. More specifically, in the leonine verse of medieval Latin, hexameters (or alternate hexameters and pentameters) wou . . . View Full Definition

Katafront: A front where the warm air descends the frontal surface, except in the low layers of the atmosphere.