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maara shell A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (Turbo margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.
macadamized imp. & past participle of Macadamize
machaerodus noun Alt. of Machairodus
machairodus noun A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; — hence called saber-toothed tigers.
machicoulis noun Same as Machicolation.
machinating present participle & vb. noun of Machinate
machination noun The act of machinating., That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.
macrobiotic adjective Long-lived.
macrochires noun pl. A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.
macrocosmic adjective Of or pertaining to the macrocosm.
macrocystis noun An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.
macrodactyl noun One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very long toes.
macropodian noun A macropod.
macropodous adjective Having long legs or feet.
macropteres noun pl. A division of birds; the Longipennes.
macroscopic adjective Alt. of Macroscopical
macrosporic adjective Of or pertaining to macrospores.
madefaction noun Alt. of Madefication
madisterium noun An instrument to extract hairs.
madreporian adjective Alt. of Madreporic
madreporite noun A fossil coral., The madreporic plate of echinoderms.
madrigalist noun A composer of madrigals.
madrilenian adjective Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants., A native or inhabitant of Madrid.
maggotiness noun State of being maggoty.
magisterial adjective Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in authority; having the manner of a magister; official; commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbearing; dictatorial; dogmatic., Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. See Magistery, 2.
magistrally adverb In a magistral manner.
magistratic adjective Alt. of Magistratical
magnanimity noun The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul; that quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objects.
magnanimous adjective Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror., Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.
magnetician noun One versed in the science of magnetism; a magnetist.
maneticness noun Magneticalness.
magnetizing preposition & adverb of Magnetize
magnifiable adjective Such as can be magnified, or extolled.
magnificate verb t. To magnify or extol.
magnificent adjective Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence., Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid’ pompous.
magnificoes plural of Magnifico
mahon stock An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.
maidservant noun A female servant.
maid’s hair The yellow bedstraw (Galium verum).
main-gauche noun The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; — used to parry thrusts of the adversary’s rapier.
main-hamper noun A hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying grapes to the press.
mainprising present participle & vb. noun of Mainprise
maintaining present participle & vb. noun of Maintain
maintenance noun The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication., That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences., An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty.
make-belief noun A feigning to believe; make believe.
making-iron noun A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in.
malacissant adjective Softening; relaxing.
malacosteon noun A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.
malamethane noun A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.
malapropism noun A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
malecontent adjective Malcontent.
maledicency noun Evil speaking.
malediction noun A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; — opposed to benediction.
malefaction noun A crime; an offense; an evil deed.
maleficence noun Evil doing, esp. to others.
maleficiate verb t. To bewitch; to harm.
maleficient adjective Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
malevolence noun The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice.
malfeasance noun The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.
malgracious adjective Not graceful; displeasing.
malignantly adverb In a malignant manner.
malignified imp. & past participle of Malignify
malingering present participle & vb. noun of Malinger
mallee bird The leipoa. See Leipoa.
malposition noun A wrong position.
malpractice noun Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary to established rules; specifically, the treatment of a case by a surgeon or physician in a manner which is contrary to accepted rules and productive of unfavorable results.
maltreating present participle & vb. noun of Maltreat
maltreament noun Ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.
mammalogist noun One versed in mammalogy.
mammiferous adjective Having breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia.
mammillated adjective Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammae., Bounded like a nipple; — said of the apex of some shells.
mammothrept noun A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child.
managership noun The office or position of a manager.
mancipation noun Slavery; involuntary servitude.
mandarinate noun The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.
mandarining noun The process of giving an orange color to goods formed of animal tissue, as silk or wool, not by coloring matter, but by producing a certain change in the fiber by the action of dilute nitric acid.
mandarinism noun A government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.
mandibulate adjective Alt. of Mandibulated, An insect having mandibles.
mandlestone noun Amygdaloid.
manducating present participle & vb. noun of Manducate
manducation noun The act of chewing.
manducatory adjective Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.
maneuvering present participle & vb. noun of Manoeuvre
manoeuvring of Manoeuvre
manganesate noun A manganate.
manganesian adjective Manganic.
manganesium noun Manganese.
manganesous adjective Manganous.
manichaeism noun Alt. of Manicheism
manichordon The clavichord or clarichord; — called also dumb spinet.
manifesting present participle & vb. noun of Manifest
manifestoes plural of Manifesto
manifolding present participle & vb. noun of Manifold
manipulated imp. & past participle of Manipulate
manipulator noun One who manipulates.
manna croup The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc. — called also manna groats., The husked grains of manna grass.
manstealing noun The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to e/slave them.
mantelpiece noun Same as Mantel.
mantelshelf noun The shelf of a mantel.
mantologist noun One who is skilled in mantology; a diviner.
mantuamaker noun One who makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.
manuduction noun Guidance by the hand.
manufactory noun Manufacture., A building or place where anything is manufactured; a factory., Pertaining to manufacturing.
manufacture noun The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency., Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc., To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc., To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron., To be employed in manufacturing something.
manumission noun The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage.
manumitting present participle & vb. noun of Manumit
manutenency noun Maintenance.
many-minded adjective Having many faculties; versatile; many-sided.
marbleizing present participle & vb. noun of Marbleize
marcescible adjective Li/ble to wither or decay.
marchioness noun The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.
mare’s-nest noun A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.
mare’s-tail noun A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse’s tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud., An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (H. vulgaris), having narrow leaves in whorls.
margarodite noun A hidrous potash mica related to muscovite.
margraviate noun The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.
marinership noun Seamanship.
marketstead noun A market place.
marmoration noun A covering or incrusting with marble; a casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble marble.
marquisship noun A marquisate.
marseillais adjective f. Alt. of Marseillaise, Alt. of Marseillaise
marshalling of Marshal
marshalship noun The office of a marshal.
marshbanker noun Alt. of Marsebanker
marsebanker noun The menhaden.
marsupialia noun pl. A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also Marsupiata.
martialized imp. & past participle of Martialize
martialness noun The quality of being martial.
martinetism noun The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc.
martyrologe noun A martyrology.
martyrology noun A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.
marvelously adverb In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.
masculinity noun The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.
masoretical adjective Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors.
masqueraded imp. & past participle of Masquerade
masquerader noun One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.
masseterine adjective Masseteric.
massiveness noun The state or quality of being massive; massiness.
masterfully adverb In a masterful manner; imperiously.
masterpiece noun Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d’oeuvre; a supreme achievement.
masticating present participle & vb. noun of Masticate
mastication noun The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
masticatory adjective Chewing; adapted to perform the office o/ chewing food., A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.
mastigopoda noun pl. The Infusoria.
mastodontic adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, a mastodon; as, mastodontic dimensions.
masula boat Same as Masoola boat.
match-cloth noun A coarse cloth.
matchmaking noun The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning., The act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for others., Busy in making or contriving marriages; as, a matchmaking woman.
mateotechny noun Any unprofitable science.
materialism noun The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets., The tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants., Material substances in the aggregate; matter.
materialist noun One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of matter., One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it.
materiality noun The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity., Importance; as, the materiality of facts.
materialize verb t. To invest with material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material objects., To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter., To cause to assume a character appropriate to material things; to occupy with material interests; as, to materialize thought., To make visable in, or as in, a material form; — said of spirits., To appear as a material form; to take substantial shape.
materiarian noun See Materialist.
materiation noun Act of forming matter.
mathematics noun That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of the methods by which, in accordance with these relations, quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative relations.
matriarchal adjective Of or pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch.
matriculate verb t. To enroll; to enter in a register; specifically, to enter or admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a college or university, by enrolling the name in a register., To go though the process of admission to membership, as by examination and enrollment, in a society or college., Matriculated., One who is matriculated.
matrimonial adjective Of or pertaining to marriage; derived from marriage; connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; as, matrimonial rights or duties.
matronizing present participle & vb. noun of Matronize
maturescent adjective Approaching maturity.
maudlinwort noun The oxeye daisy.
mauvaniline noun See Mauve aniline, under Mauve.
mawkishness noun The quality or state of being mawkish.
maxilliform adjective Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
mazological adjective Of or pertaining to mazology.
meadowsweet noun Alt. of Meadowwort
measureless adjective Without measure; unlimited; immeasurable.
measurement noun The act or result of measuring; mensuration; as, measurement is required., The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five acres.
mechanician noun One skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a machinist.
mechanizing present participle & vb. noun of Mechanize
mechitarist noun One of a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church devoted to the improvement of Armenians.
mediaevally adverb In the manner of the Middle Ages; in accordance with mediaevalism.
mediastinal adjective Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.
mediastinum noun A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels.
mediateness noun The state of being mediate.
mediatizing present participle & vb. noun of Mediatize
mediatorial adjective Of or pertaining to a mediator, or to mediation; mediatory; as, a mediatorial office.
medicinable adjective Medicinal; having the power of healing.
medicinally adverb In a medicinal manner.
medievalism Alt. of Medievalist
medievalist Same as Medi/val, Medi/valism, etc.
medioxumous adjective Intermediate.
megacoulomb noun A million coulombs.
megalomania noun A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions.
megalopolis noun A chief city; a metropolis.
megasthenic adjective Having a typically large size; belonging to the megasthenes.
megatherium noun An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America.
megatheroid noun One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.
mekhitarist noun See Mechitarist.
melainotype noun See Melanotype.
melampyrite noun The saccharine substance dulcite; — so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat (Melampyrum). See Dulcite.
melanagogue noun A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler.
melancholia noun A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas.
melancholic adjective Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy., One affected with a gloomy state of mind., A gloomy state of mind; melancholy.
melanochroi noun pl. A group of the human race, including the dark whites.
melanoscope noun An instrument containing a combination of colored glasses such that they transmit only red light, so that objects of other colors, as green leaves, appear black when seen through it. It is used for viewing colored flames, to detect the presence of potassium, lithium, etc., by the red light which they emit.
melanosperm noun An alga of any kind that produces blackish spores, or seed dust. The melanosperms include the rockweeds and all kinds of kelp.
melanterite noun A hydrous sulphate of iron of a green color and vitreous luster; iron vitriol.
melic grass A genus of grasses (Melica) of little agricultural importance.
melicratory noun A meadlike drink.
meliorating present participle & vb. noun of Meliorate
melioration noun The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement.
meliphagous adjective Eating, or feeding upon, honey.
melissylene noun See Melene.
melliferous adjective Producing honey.
mellifluent adjective Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous.
mellifluous adjective Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice.
melligenous adjective Having the qualities of honey.
melliphagan noun See Meliphagan.
meloplastic adjective Of or pertaining to meloplasty, or the artificial formation of a new cheek.
membraneous adjective See Membranous.
memorabilia noun pl. Things remarkable and worthy of remembrance or record; also, the record of them.
memorandums plural of Memorandum
memorialist noun One who writes or signs a memorial.
memorialize verb t. To address or petition by a memorial; to present a memorial to; as, to memorialize the legislature.
menaccanite noun An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, but occurs also in rhombohedral crystals. Called also titanic iron ore, and ilmenite.
mendacities plural of Mendacity
mendication noun The act or practice of begging; beggary; mendicancy.
menispermic adjective Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed (Menispermum), or other plants of the same family, as the Anamirta Cocculus.
menorrhagia noun Profuse menstruation., Any profuse bleeding from the uterus; Metrorrhagia.
menostation noun Same as Menostasis.
men-pleaser noun One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than God.
menstruated imp. & past participle of Menstruate
mensuration noun The act, process, or art, of measuring., That branch of applied geometry which gives rules for finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, or the volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and angles.
mentionable adjective Fit to be mentioned.
mercenarian noun A mercenary.
mercenarily adverb In a mercenary manner.
mercenaries plural of Mercenary
merchandise noun The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities., The act or business of trading; trade; traffic., To trade; to carry on commerce., To make merchandise of; to buy and sell.
merchantmen plural of Merchantman
merchantman noun A merchant., A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of goods, as, distinguished from a man-of-war.
mercurially adverb In a mercurial manner.
mercurified imp. & past participle of Mercurify
merithallus noun Same as Internode.
meritmonger noun One who depends on merit for salvation.
meritorious adjective Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable.
meroblastic adjective Consisting only in part of germinal matter; characterized by partial segmentation only; as, meroblastic ova, in which a portion of the yolk only undergoes fission; meroblastic segmentation; — opposed to holoblastic.
merostomata noun pl. A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus.
merovingian adjective Of or pertaining to the first Frankish dynasty in Gaul or France., One of the kings of this dynasty.
merrymaking adjective Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly., The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.
mesalliance noun A marriage with a person of inferior social position; a misalliance.
mesmerizing present participle & vb. noun of Mesmerize
mesoblastic adjective Relating to the mesoblast; as, the mesoblastic layer.
mesogastric adjective Of or pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen, or of the stomach., Of or pertaining to the mesogaster., Of or pertaining to the middle gastric lobe of the carapace of a crab.
mesometrium noun The fold of the peritoneum supporting the oviduct.
mesomyodian noun A bird having a mesomyodous larynx.
mesomyodous adjective Having the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the middle of the semirings.
mesonephric adjective Of or pertaining to the mesonephros; as, the mesonephric, or Wolffian, duct.
mesonephros noun The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; the Wolffian body.
mesophyllum noun The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two surfaces.
mesopodiale noun One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.
mesoscapula noun A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.
mesosternal adjective Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.
mesosternum noun The middle portion, or body, of the sternum., The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects.
mesothelium noun Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary of the c/lum.
mesotrochal adjective Having the middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia; — said of the larvae of certain marine annelids.
messiahship noun The state or office of the Messiah.
metabolisis noun Metabolism.
metachloral noun A white, amorphous, insoluble substance regarded as a polymeric variety of chloral.
metachrosis noun The power og changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc.
metacrolein noun A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash. It is a crystalline substance having an aromatic odor.
metacromion noun A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals.
metagastric adjective Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.
metagenesis noun The change of form which one animal species undergoes in a series of successively produced individuals, extending from the one developed from the ovum to the final perfected individual. Hence, metagenesis involves the production of sexual individuals by nonsexual means, either directly or through intervening sexless generations. Opposed to monogenesis. See Alternate generation, under Generation., Alternation of sexual and asexual or gemmiparous generations; — in distinction from heterogamy.
metagenetic adjective Of or pertaining to metagenesis.
metagraphic adjective By or pertaining to metagraphy.
metaldehyde noun A white crystalline substance isomeric with, and obtained from, acetic aldehyde by polymerization, and reconvertible into the same.
metalliform adjective Having the form or structure of a metal.
metallizing present participle & vb. noun of Metallize
metalloidal adjective Metalloid.
metallurgic adjective Alt. of Metallurgical
metalogical adjective Beyond the scope or province of logic.
metamorphic adjective Subject to change; changeable; variable., Causing a change of structure., Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since their original deposition; — especially applied to the recrystallization which sedimentary rocks have undergone through the influence of heat and pressure, after which they are called metamorphic rocks.
metanephros noun The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.
metapeptone noun An intermediate product formed in the gastric digestion of albuminous matter.
metaphorist noun One who makes metaphors.
metaphrased adjective Translated literally.
metaphrasis noun Metaphrase.
metaphysics noun The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; phylosophy in general; first principles, or the science of first principles., Hence: The scientific knowledge of mental phenomena; mental philosophy; psychology.
metapodiale noun One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.
metasilicic adjective Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.
metastannic adjective Pertaining to, or designating, a compound of tin (metastannic acid), obtained, as an isomeric modification of stannic acid, in the form of a white amorphous substance.
metasternal adjective Of or pertaining to the metasternum.
metasternum noun The most posterior element of the sternum; the ensiform process; xiphisternum., The ventral plate of the third or last segment of the thorax of insects.
metatitanic adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium analogous to metasilicic acid.
metavanadic adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, a vanadic acid analogous to metaphosphoric acid.
metempirics noun The concepts and relations which are conceived as beyond, and yet as related to, the knowledge gained by experience.
metemptosis noun The suppression of a day in the calendar to prevent the date of the new moon being set a day too late, or the suppression of the bissextile day once in 134 years. The opposite to this is the proemptosis, or the addition of a day every 330 years, and another every 2,400 years.
meteoroidal adjective Of or pertaining to a meteoroid or to meteoroids.
meteorolite noun A meteoric stone; an aerolite; a meteorite.
meteorology noun The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc.
methodistic adjective Alt. of Methodistical
methodizing present participle & vb. noun of Methodize
methodology noun The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.
methylamine noun See Methyl amine, under Methyl.
methysticin noun A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the thick rootstock of a species of pepper (Piper methysticum) of the South Sea Islands; — called also kanakin.
metonymical adjective Used by way of metonymy.
metopomancy noun Fortune telling by physiognomy.
metoposcopy noun The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the lines of the face.
metrochrome noun An instrument for measuring colors.
metromaniac noun One who has metromania.
metropolite noun A metropolitan.
mezzotinter noun One who engraves in mezzotint.
miasmatical adjective Containing, or relating to, miasma; caused by miasma; as, miasmatic diseases.
microampere noun One of the smaller measures of electrical currents; the millionth part of one ampere.
microbicide noun Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of microbes or bacterial organisms.
micrococcal adjective Of or pertaining to micrococci; caused by micrococci.
micrococcus noun A genus of Spherobacteria, in the form of very small globular or oval cells, forming, by transverse division, filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases single organisms shaped like dumb-bells (Diplococcus), all without the power of motion. See Illust. of Ascoccus.
microcosmic adjective Alt. of Microcosmical
micrography noun The description of microscopic objects.
microlestes noun An extinct genus of small Triassic mammals, the oldest yet found in European strata.
microlithic adjective Formed of small stones.
micrometric adjective Alt. of Micrometrical
micronesian adjective Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the Carolines, etc.
microphytal adjective Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes.
microscopal adjective Pertaining to microscopy, or to the use of the microscope.
microscopic adjective Alt. of Microscopical
microsporic adjective Of or pertaining to microspores.
microsthene noun One of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, as the Insectivora, Cheiroptera, Rodentia, and Edentata.
microtomist noun One who is skilled in or practices microtomy.
micturition noun The act of voiding urine; also, a morbidly frequent passing of the urine, in consequence of disease.
midas’s ear A pulmonate mollusk (Auricula, / Ellobium, aurismidae); — so called from resemblance to a human ear.
midden crow The common European crow.
middle-aged adjective Being about the middle of the ordinary age of man; between 30 and 50 years old.
migniardise noun Delicate fondling.
millenarian adjective Consisting of a thousand years; of or pertaining to the millennium, or to the Millenarians., One who believes that Christ will personally reign on earth a thousand years; a Chiliast.
millenarism noun The doctrine of Millenarians.
milleporite noun A fossil millepore.
milliampere noun The thousandth part of one ampere.
milligramme noun A measure of weight, in the metric system, being the thousandth part of a gram, equal to the weight of a cubic millimeter of water, or .01543 of a grain avoirdupois.
millionaire noun One whose wealth is counted by millions of francs, dollars, or pounds; a very rich person; a person worth a million or more.
mimographer noun A writer of mimes.
mineralized imp. & past participle of Mineralize
mineralizer noun An element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore. Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a mineralizer; in hematite, oxygen is a mineralizer.
miniaturist noun A painter of miniatures.
minie rifle A rifle adapted to minie balls.
ministering present participle & vb. noun of Minister
ministerial adjective Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant., Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal., Tending to advance or promote; contributive.
minnesinger noun A love-singer; specifically, one of a class of German poets and musicians who flourished from about the middle of the twelfth to the middle of the fourteenth century. They were chiefly of noble birth, and made love and beauty the subjects of their verses.
mint-master noun The master or superintendent of a mint. Also used figuratively.
minute-jack noun A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; — called also jack of the clock house., A timeserver; an inconstant person.
misaffected adjective Ill disposed.
misalliance noun A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance.
misanthrope noun A hater of mankind; a misanthropist.
misanthropy noun Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; — opposed to philanthropy.
misapplying present participle & vb. noun of Misapply
misarranged imp. & past participle of Misarrange
misaventure noun Misadventure.
misbecoming adjective Unbecoming.
misbegotten p. adjective Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad origin; pernicious.
misbehaving present participle & vb. noun of Misbehave
misbehavior noun Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.
misbeliever noun One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.
misbestowal noun The act of misbestowing.
miscarriage noun Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination., Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and miscarriages of the righteous., The act of bringing forth before the time; premature birth.
miscarrying present participle & vb. noun of Miscarry
miscellanea noun pl. A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.
mischiefful adjective Mischievous.
mischievous adjective Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; — now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child.
mischoosing present participle & vb. noun of Mischoose
mischristen verb t. To christen wrongly.
miscibility noun Capability of being mixed.
miscitation noun Erroneous citation.
misconceive verb t. & i. To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.
misconstrue verb t. To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
miscreative adjective Creating amiss.
misdemeanor noun Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault., A crime less than a felony.
misdescribe verb t. To describe wrongly.
misdevotion noun Mistaken devotion.
misdivision noun Wrong division.
misdoubtful a Misgiving; hesitating.
misericorde noun Compassion; pity; mercy., Same as Misericordia, 2.
misestimate verb t. To estimate erroneously.
misfeasance noun A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.
misfortuned adjective Unfortunate.
misgoverned adjective Ill governed, as a people; ill directed.
misgracious adjective Not gracious.
misguidance noun Wrong guidance.
misinformer noun One who gives or incorrect information.
misinstruct verb t. To instruct amiss.
misjudgment noun A wrong or unjust judgment.
misobserver noun One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.
mispersuade verb t. To persuade amiss.
mispleading noun An error in pleading.
mispractice noun Wrong practice.
misregulate verb t. To regulate wrongly or imperfectly; to fail to regulate.
misrehearse verb t. To rehearse or quote incorrectly.
misrelation noun Erroneous relation or narration.
misreligion noun False religion.
misremember verb t. & i. To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.
missheathed adjective Sheathed by mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong place.
missificate verb i. To perform Mass.
misspelling present participle & vb. noun of Misspell, A wrong spelling.
misspending present participle & vb. noun of Misspend
mistakingly adverb Erroneously.
misteaching present participle & vb. noun of Misteach
mistreading noun Misstep; misbehavior.
mistrustful adjective Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.
mithridatic adjective Of or pertaining to King Mithridates, or to a mithridate.
mitrailleur noun One who serves a mitrailleuse.
mixtilineal adjective Alt. of Mixtilinear
mixtilinear adjective Containing, or consisting of, lines of different kinds, as straight, curved, and the like; as, a mixtilinear angle, that is, an angle contained by a straight line and a curve.
mnemonician noun One who instructs in the art of improving or using the memory.
mnemotechny noun Mnemonics.
moderatress noun A female moderator.
modernizing present participle & vb. noun of Modernize
modificable adjective Modifiable.
moesogothic adjective Belonging to the Moesogoths, a branch of the Goths who settled in Moesia., The language of the Moesogoths; — also called Gothic.
mohammedism noun The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism.
mohammedize verb t. To make conformable to the principles, or customs and rites, of Mohammedanism.
molecularly adverb With molecules; in the manner of molecules.
molestation noun The act of molesting, or the state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance.
mollifiable adjective Capable of being mollified.
mollipilose adjective Having soft hairs; downy.
molybdenite noun A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum.
molybdenous adjective See Molybdous.
momentarily adverb Every moment; from moment to moment.
monadelphia noun pl. A Linnaean class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family.
monarchical adjective Of or pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy.
monarchized imp. & past participle of Monarchize
monarchizer noun One who monarchizes; also, a monarchist.
monasterial adjective Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life.
monasteries plural of Monastery
monasticism noun The monastic life, system, or condition.
monembryony noun The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo.
money-maker noun One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money., One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing motive.
monitorship noun The post or office of a monitor.
monk’s seam An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches.
monocardian adjective Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians., An animal having a single heart.
monocarpous adjective Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc.
monochromic adjective Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic picture.
monochronic adjective Existing at the same time; contemporaneous.
monoclinous adjective Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower.
monocondyla noun pl. A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida.
monocrotism noun That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.
monodelphia noun pl. The group that includes all ordinary or placental mammals; the Placentalia. See Mammalia.
monodelphic adjective Alt. of Monodelphous
monodynamic adjective Possessing but one capacity or power.
monogastric adjective Having but a single stomach.
monogenesis noun Oneness of origin; esp. (Biol.), development of all beings in the universe from a single cell; — opposed to polygenesis. Called also monism., That form of reproduction which requires but one parent, as in reproduction by fission or in the formation of buds, etc., which drop off and form new individuals; asexual reproduction., The direct development of an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent organism; — opposed to metagenesis.
monogenetic adjective One in genesis; resulting from one process of formation; — used of a mountain range., Relating to, or involving, monogenesis; as, the monogenetic school of physiologists, who admit but one cell as the source of all beings.
monogrammal adjective See Monogrammic.
monogrammic adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.
monographer noun A writer of a monograph.
monographic adjective Alt. of Monographical
monomachist noun One who fights in single combat; a duelist.
monomorphic adjective Alt. of Monomorphous
monomphalus noun A form of double monster, in which two individuals are united by a common umbilicus.
monomyarian adjective Alt. of Monomyary
monoousious adjective Having but one and the same nature or essence.
monophanous adjective Having one and the same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.
monophthong noun A single uncompounded vowel sound., A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.
monophysite noun One of a sect, in the ancient church, who maintained that the human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but one composite nature. Also used adjectively.
monoplastic adjective That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a monoplastic element.
monopolized imp. & past participle of Monopolize
monopolizer noun One who monopolizes.
monospermal adjective Alt. of Monospermous
monostrophe noun A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.
monothalama noun pl. A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.
monothalmic adjective Formed from one pistil; — said of fruits.
monothelism noun Alt. of Monothelitism
monothelite noun One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Cf. Monophysite.
monotonical adjective Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous.
monotremata noun pl. A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under Duck, and Echidna.
monseigneur noun My lord; — a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)
monstration noun The act of demonstrating; proof.
monstrosity noun The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster.
monstrously adverb In a monstrous manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; as, monstrously wicked.
montgolfier noun A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; — so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon.
monticulate adjective Furnished with monticles or little elevations.
monticulous adjective Monticulate.
montigenous adjective Produced on a mountain.
moonsticken adjective See Moonstruck.
moravianism noun The religious system of the Moravians.
mordication noun The act of biting or corroding; corrosion.
mordicative adjective Biting; corrosive.
morintannic adjective Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid extracted from fustic (Maclura, formerly Morus, tinctoria) as a yellow crystalline substance; — called also maclurin.
morioplasty noun The restoration of lost parts of the body.
morningtide noun Morning time.
morphologic adjective Alt. of Morphological
morphophyly noun The tribal history of forms; that part of phylogeny which treats of the tribal history of forms, in distinction from the tribal history of functions.
morris-pike noun A Moorish pike.
morsitation noun The act of biting or gnawing.
mortalizing present participle & vb. noun of Mortalize
mortiferous adjective Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; as, a mortiferous herb.
mosasaurian noun One of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and allied genera. See Mosasauria.
mosstrooper noun One of a class of marauders or bandits that formerly infested the border country between England and Scotland; — so called in allusion to the mossy or boggy character of much of the border country.
motorpathic adjective Of or pertaining to motorpathy.
mouillation noun The act of uttering the sound of a mouille letter.
mountaineer noun An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains., A rude, fierce person., To lie or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains.
mountainous adjective Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss., Inhabiting mountains., Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a mountainous heap.
movableness noun The quality or state of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion.
mucronulate adjective Having, or tipped with, a small point or points.
mulierosity noun A fondness for women.
multangular adjective Having many angles.
multanimous adjective Many-minded; many-sided.
multicavous adjective Having many cavities.
multicuspid adjective Multicuspidate; — said of teeth.
multiferous adjective Bearing or producing much or many.
multijugate adjective Having many pairs of leaflets.
multijugous adjective Consisting of many parts., Same as Multijugate.
multilineal adjective Having many lines.
multinodate adjective Having many knots or nodes.
multinodous adjective Same as Multinodate.
multinomial noun & adjective Same as Polynomial.
multiparous adjective Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.
multiplying present participle & vb. noun of Multiply
multipotent adjective Having manifold power, or power to do many things.
multiramose adjective Having many branches.
multiscious adjective Having much or varied knowledge.
multiserial adjective Arranged in many rows, or series, as the scales of a pine cone, or the leaves of the houseleek.
multisonous adjective Having many sounds, or sounding much.
multispiral adjective Having numerous spiral coils round a center or nucleus; — said of the opercula of certain shells.
multivagant adjective Alt. of Multivagous
multivagous adjective Wandering much.
multivalent adjective Having a valence greater than one, as silicon., Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.
mumbo jumbo An object of superstitious homage and fear.
mundificant adjective Serving to cleanse and heal., A mundificant ointment or plaster.
mundivagant adjective Wandering over the world.
municipally adverb In a municipal relation or condition.
munificence noun Means of defense; fortification., The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty; lavish generosity.
muntz metal See under Metal.
murmuration noun The act of murmuring; a murmur.
muscallonge noun See Muskellunge.
muscariform adjective Having the form of a brush.
muschelkalk noun A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See Chart, under Geology.
muscicapine adjective Of or pertaining to the Muscicapidae, a family of birds that includes the true flycatchers.
muscularity noun The state or quality of being muscular.
muscularize verb t. To make muscular.
musculation noun The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.
musculature noun Musculation.
musculosity noun The quality or state of being musculous; muscularity.
musicalness noun The quality of being musical.
musicomania noun A kind of monomania in which the passion for music becomes so strong as to derange the intellectual faculties.
muskellunge noun A large American pike (Esox nobilitor) found in the Great Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River. It is valued as a food fish.
mussitation noun A speaking in a low tone; mumbling.
mussulmanic adjective Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs: Mohammedan.
mussulmanly adverb In the manner of Moslems.
mutableness noun The quality of being mutable.
mutteringly adverb With a low voice and indistinct articulation; in a muttering manner.
mycological adjective Of or relating to mycology, or the fungi.
mycoprotein noun The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.
myeloplaxes plural of Myeloplax
myeloplaces plural of Myeloplax
myocarditis noun Inflammation of the myocardium.
myodynamics noun The department of physiology which deals with the principles of muscular contraction; the exercise of muscular force or contraction.
myohaematin noun A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate.
myriagramme noun A metric weight, consisting of ten thousand grams or ten kilograms. It is equal to 22.046 lbs. avoirdupois.
myriologist noun One who composes or sings a myriologue.
myrmidonian adjective Consisting of, or like, myrmidons.
mysteriarch noun One presiding over mysteries.
mysterizing present participle & vb. noun of Mysterize
mythologian noun A mythologist.
mythologist noun One versed in, or who writes on, mythology or myths.
mythologize verb i. To relate, classify, and explain, or attempt to explain, myths; to write upon myths., To construct and propagate myths.
mythologies plural of Mythology
mythopoetic adjective Making or producing myths or mythical tales.
myzostomata noun pl. An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side.