Also called public sewer, it is the main sewer system to which private sewers are connected.
Municipal solid waste (msw)
Waste material from households and businesses in a community that is not regulated as hazardous.
Municipal waste
As defined in the Energy Security Act (P.L. 96-294; 1980) as "any organic matter, including sewage, sewage sludge, and industrial or commercial waste, and mixtures of such matter and inorganic refuse from any publicly or privately operated municipal waste collection or similar disposal system, or from similar waste flows (other than such flows which constitute agricultural wastes or residues, or wood wastes or residues from wood harvesting activities or production of forest products).".
Municipal water
Water supplied by a city for public use; tap water. Usually held in a reservoir.
Muniments of title
Documentation of ownership, such as a deed.
Muntin
Also called sash bars, they divide window openings.
Murals
Tile installed in a precise area of a wall or floor to provide a decorative design or picture. Glass or marble mosaic tile (tesserae) made to form a picture or design. Ceramic tile painted and fired to form a picture or design.
Muriatic acid
Sulfuric acid mixed with water and commonly used to clean brick or other masonry.
Mutation
A change in the genetic make-up of a plant, leading to a new feature. This new feature can be inherited.
Mutin
Small bar separating the glass lights in a window sash.