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mice

American  
[mahys] / maɪs /

noun

  1. plural of mouse.


mice British  
/ maɪs /

noun

  1. the plural of mouse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mice Idioms  
  1. see best-laid plans of mice and men; when the cat's away, mice will play. Also see under mouse.


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To test whether this pathway affects behavior outside the lab, the team studied mice infected with parasitic worms.

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Male mice that received these antioxidants for six weeks produced offspring with noticeable changes in skull and facial structure.

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These mice were placed on a high-fat diet to model type 2 diabetes.

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After one to two months of treatment, mice treated with PTH showed clear improvements in their vertebral endplates, the thin layers that separate spinal discs from vertebrae.

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To investigate this further, scientists used genetically modified mice.

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