9 letter word starting with m

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
macaronis	plural	of Macaroni
macaronic	adjective	Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled., Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry., A heap of thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble., A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots.
macartney	noun	A fire-backed pheasant. See Fireback.
maccabean	adjective	Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.
maccabees	noun pl.	The name given later times to the Asmonaeans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 B. C., which led to a period of freedom for Israel., The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.
macerated	imp. & past participle	of Macerate
macerater	noun	One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.
machinate	verb i.	To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot., To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
machining	present participle & vb. noun	of Machine, Of or pertaining to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine.
machinery	noun	Machines, in general, or collectively., The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch., The supernatural means by which the action of a poetic or fictitious work is carried on and brought to a catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by which the crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, are effected., The means and appliances by which anything is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system of parts adapted to a purpose.
machinist	noun	A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines., One skilled in the use of machine tools., A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
macilency	noun	Leanness.
macintosh	noun	Same as Mackintosh.
macrocosm	noun	The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; — contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm.
macrodome	noun	A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4.
macrodont	adjective	Having large teeth., A macrodont animal.
macrology	noun	Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.
macrotone	noun	Same as Macron.
macrotous	adjective	Large-eared.
macroural	adjective	Same as Macrura, Macrural, etc.
macruroid	adjective	Like or pertaining to the Macrura.
macrurous	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.
mactation	noun	The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.
maculated	adjective	Having spots or blotches; maculate.
mad-apple	noun	See Eggplant.
maddening	present participle & vb. noun	of Madden
madefying	present participle & vb. noun	of Madefy
madegassy	noun & adjective	See Madecassee.
madreperl	noun	Mother-of-pearl.
madrepora	noun	A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched.
madrepore	noun	Any coral of the genus Madrepora; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.
maelstrom	noun	A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway., Also Fig. ; as, a maelstrom of vice.
magazined	imp. & past participle	of Magazine
magaziner	noun	One who edits or writes for a magazine.
magdaleon	noun	A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.
magdeburg	noun	A city of Saxony.
maggotish	adjective	Full of whims or fancies; maggoty.
magically	adverb	In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.
magistery	noun	Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy., A magisterial injunction., A precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; — applied in old chemistry to certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; as, magistery of bismuth.
magistral	adjective	Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic., Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a magistral sirup., Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; — opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines., A sovereign medicine or remedy., A magistral line., Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.
magnality	noun	A great act or event; a great attainment.
magnesian	adjective	Pertaining to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or magnesium.
magnesite	noun	Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.
magnesium	noun	A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.
magnetics	noun	The science of magnetism.
magnetism	noun	The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet., The science which treats of magnetic phenomena., Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections.
magnetist	noun	One versed in magnetism.
magnetite	noun	An oxide of iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called loadstone. It is an important iron ore. Called also magnetic iron.
magnetize	verb t.	To communicate magnetic properties to; as, to magnetize a needle., To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to move; to influence., To bring under the influence of animal magnetism.
magnifico	noun	A grandee or nobleman of Venice; — so called in courtesy., A rector of a German university.
magnifier	noun	One who, or that which, magnifies.
magnified	imp. & past participle	of Magnify
magnitude	noun	Extent of dimensions; size; — applied to things that have length, breath, and thickness., That which has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness., Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like., Greatness; grandeur., Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; importance; as, an affair of magnitude.
magot-pie	noun	A magpie.
maharajah	noun	A sovereign prince in India; — a title given also to other persons of high rank.
mahomedan	noun	Alt. of Mahometan
mahometan	noun	See Mohammedan.
mahometry	noun	Mohammedanism.
mahumetan	noun	Alt. of Mahumetanism
maieutics	noun	The art of giving birth (i. e., clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth.
mainprise	noun	A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner’s appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now obsolete., Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day., To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; — said of a prisoner.
mainsheet	noun	One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.
mainswear	verb i.	To swear falsely.
main yard		The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.
maistress	noun	Mistress.
majesties	plural	of Majesty
majorship	noun	The office of major.
majuscule	noun	A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae.
make-game	noun	An object of ridicule; a butt.
makeshift	noun	That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.
making-up	noun	The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, called proof., The act of becoming reconciled or friendly.
malachite	noun	Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure.
malacozoa	noun pl.	An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria.
maladroit	adjective	Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.
malanders	noun pl.	A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See Sallenders.
malarious	adjective	Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria.
malaxator	noun	One who, or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass.
malayalam	noun	The name given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related to the Tamil.
malbrouck	noun	A West African arboreal monkey (Cercopithecus cynosurus).
maldanian	noun	Any species of marine annelids of the genus Maldane, or family Maldanidae. They have a slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or mud.
malengine	noun	Evil machination; guile; deceit.
male-odor	noun	See Malodor.
maletreat	verb t.	See Maltreat.
malicious	adjective	Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity., Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief., With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act.
maligning	present participle & vb. noun	of Malign
malignant	adjective	Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious., Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious., Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria., A man of extrems enmity or evil intentions., One of the adherents of Charles L. or Charles LL.; — so called by the opposite party.
malignify	verb t.	To make malign or malignant.
malignity	noun	The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite., Virulence; deadly quality., Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud.
malingery	noun	The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
malleable	adjective	Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; — applied to metals.
malleated	imp. & past participle	of Malleate
mallemock	noun	Alt. of Mallemoke
mallemoke	noun	See Mollemoke.
malleolar	adjective	Of or pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle joint.
malleolus	noun	A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external., ” A layer, ” a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.
malmbrick	noun	A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk.
malpighia	noun	A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries.
maltalent	noun	Ill will; malice.
mathusian	noun	A follower of Malthus.
mammalian	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.
mammalogy	noun	The science which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See Mammalia.
mammiform	adjective	Having the form of a mamma (breast) or mammae.
mammology	noun	Mastology. See Mammalogy.
mammonish	adjective	Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.
mammonism	noun	Devotion to the pursuit of wealth; worldliness.
mammonist	noun	A mammonite.
mammonite	noun	One devoted to the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon.
mammonize	verb t.	To make mammonish.
manacling	present participle & vb. noun	of Manacle
mancipate	verb t.	To enslave; to bind; to restrict.
mandatary	noun	One to whom a command or charge is given; hence, specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice., One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory.
mandatory	adjective	Containing a command; preceptive; directory., Same as Mandatary.
mandelate	noun	A salt of mandelic acid.
mandilion	noun	See Mandil.
mandingos	noun pl.
mandoline	noun	A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.
manducate	verb t.	To masticate; to chew; to eat.
man-eater	noun	One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.
manesheet	noun	A covering placed over the upper part of a horse’s head.
manoeuvre	noun	Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position., Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem., To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense., To manage with address or art; to scheme., To change the positions of, as of troops of ships., See Maneuver.
manganate	noun	A salt of manganic acid.
manganese	noun	An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty, but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic weight 54.8.
manganite	noun	One of the oxides of manganese; — called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive., A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical manganous acid.
manganium	noun	Manganese.
manganous	adjective	Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with manganic compounds; as, manganous oxide.
manginess	noun	The condition or quality of being mangy.
mangonism	noun	The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.
mangonist	noun	One who mangonizes., A slave dealer; also, a strumpet.
mangonize	verb t.	To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage.
mangostan	noun	A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (G. Mangostana). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.
manichean	noun	Alt. of Manichee, Of or pertaining to the Manichaeans.
manichord		Alt. of Manichordon
manifests	plural	of Manifest
manifesto	noun & adjective	A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives.
maniglion	noun	Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.
manipular	adjective	Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company., Manipulatory; as, manipular operations.
manitrunk	noun	The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Insect.
manlessly	adverb	Inhumanly.
manliness	noun	The quality or state of being manly.
mannerism	noun	Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art.
mannerist	noun	One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
mannitate	noun	A salt of mannitic acid.
mannitose	noun	A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling levulose.
manometer	noun	An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump.
manoscope	noun	Same as Manometer.
manoscopy	noun	The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.
mansionry	noun	The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place.
manslayer	noun	One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.
mantispid	noun	Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvae feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera.
mantology	noun	The act or art of divination.
manualist	noun	One who works with the hands; an artificer.
manubrial	adjective	Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.
manubrium	noun	A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus., The proboscis of a jellyfish; — called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa.
manductor	noun	A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music.
manumotor	noun	A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.
manurable	adjective	Capable of cultivation., Capable of receiving a fertilizing substance.
manurance	noun	Cultivation.
manyplies	noun	The third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium. So called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See Illust of Ruminant.
manzanita	noun	A name given to several species of Arctostaphylos, but mostly to A. glauca and A. pungens, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear.
maranatha	noun	“Our Lord cometh;” — an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, “May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes.” See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
marauding	present participle & vb. noun	of Maraud
marbleize	verb t.	To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron.
marbrinus	noun	A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; — much used in the 15th and 16th centuries.
marcasite	noun	A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites.
marcassin	noun	A young wild boar.
marceline	noun	A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies’ dresses.
march-mad	adjective	Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under March, the month.
marchpane	noun	A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar.
marcidity	noun	The state or quality of being withered or lean.
marcosian	noun	One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so called from Marcus, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a margician.
mareschal	noun	A military officer of high rank; a marshal.
margarate	noun	A compound of the so-called margaric acid with a base.
margarite	noun	A pearl., A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.
margarone	noun	The ketone of margaric acid.
margarous	adjective	Margaric; — formerly designating a supposed acid.
marginate	noun	Having a margin distinct in appearance or structure., To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin.
marimonda	noun	A spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Central and South America.
maritated	adjective	Having a husband; married.
maritimal	adjective	Alt. of Maritimale
marketing	present participle & vb. noun	of Market, The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market., Articles in, or from, a market; supplies.
marlstone	noun	A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with, iron, and lying between the upper and lower Lias of England.
marmalade	noun	A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence.
marmatite	noun	A ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color.
marmolite	noun	A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color.
marmorate	adjective	Alt. of Marmorated
marmoreal	adjective	Alt. of Marmorean
marmorean	adjective	Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.
maronites	plural	of Maronite
marooning	present participle & vb. noun	of Maroon
marquetry	noun	Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several colors.
marriable	adjective	Marriageable.
marrowing	present participle & vb. noun	of Marrow
marrowfat	noun	A rich but late variety of pea.
marrowish	adjective	Of the nature of, or like, marrow.
marrubium	noun	A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound.
marsdenia	noun	A genus of plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody climbers with fragrant flowers, several species of which furnish valuable fiber, and one species (Marsdenia tinctoria) affords indigo.
marshaled	imp. & past participle	of Marshal
marshaler	noun	One who marshals.
marsupial	adjective	Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia., Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones., One of the Marsupialia.
marsupian	noun	One of the Marsupialia.
marsupion	noun	Same as Marsupium.
marsupite	noun	A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form.
marsupium	noun	The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea., The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.
marteline	noun	A small hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.
martially	adverb	In a martial manner.
martineta	noun	A species of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest.
martingal	noun	A strap fastened to a horse’s girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing., A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself., The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; — metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness.
martinmas	noun	The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; — often called martlemans.
martlemas	noun	See Martinmas.
martyring	present participle & vb. noun	of Martyr
martyrdom	noun	The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause., Affliction; torment; torture.
martyrize	verb t.	To make a martyr of.
marvelled		of Marvel
marveling	present participle & vb. noun	of Marvel
marvelous	noun	Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful., Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible.
mascagnin	noun	Alt. of Mascagnite
masculate	verb t.	To make strong.
masculine	adjective	Of the male sex; not female., Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust., Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males., Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.
masoretic	adjective	Alt. of Masoretical
massacred	imp. & past participle	of Massacre
massacrer	noun	One who massacres.
massiness	noun	The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.
massively	adverb	In a heavy mass.
mastering	present participle vb. noun	of Master
masterdom	noun	Dominion; rule; command.
masterful	adjective	Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary., Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery.
masterous	adjective	Masterly.
masteries	plural	of Mastery
masthouse	noun	A building in which vessels’ masts are shaped, fitted, etc.
masticate	verb t.	To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
mastigure	noun	Any one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastix. They inhabit Southern Asia and North Africa.
mastodyny	noun	Pain occuring in the mamma or female breast, — a form of neuralgia.
mastoidal	adjective	Same as Mastoid.
mastology	noun	The natural history of Mammalia.
matagasse	noun	A shrike or butcher bird; — called also mattages.
matchable	adjective	Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent.
matchless	adjective	Having no equal; unequaled., Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited.
matchlock	noun	An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
mateology	noun	A vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry.
materiate	adjective	Alt. of Materiated
materious	adjective	See Material.
maternity	noun	The state of being a mother; the character or relation of a mother.
matriarch	noun	The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
matricide	noun	The murder of a mother by her son or daughter., One who murders one’s own mother.
matrimony	noun	The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock., A kind of game at cards played by several persons.
matronage	noun	The state of a matron., The collective body of matrons.
matronize	verb t.	To make a matron of; to make matronlike., To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.
mattamore	noun	A subterranean repository for wheat.
mattering	present participle & vb. noun	of Matter
maturated	imp. & past participle	of Maturate
matutinal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the morning; early.
maudeline	noun	An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South European Achillea Ageratum, a kind of yarrow.
maunderer	noun	One who maunders.
mauresque	adjective & noun	See Moresque.
mausolean	adjective	Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.
mausoleum	noun	A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.
mawkingly	adverb	Slatternly.
mawkishly	adverb	In a mawkish way.
maxillary	adjective	Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only., The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla., Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
mayflower	noun	In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.
mayoralty	noun	The office, or the term of office, of a mayor.
mayorship	noun	The office of a mayor.
mazedness	noun	The condition of being mazed; confusion; astonishment.
mealiness	noun	The quality or state of being mealy.
meandered	imp. & past participle	of Meander
meandrian	adjective	Winding; having many turns.
meandrina	noun	A genus of corals with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain corals.
meandrous	adjective	Alt. of Meandry
meanwhile	noun	The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time)., In the intervening time; during the interval.
measuring	present participle & vb. noun	of Measure, Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure.
meatiness	noun	Quality of being meaty.
meatotome	noun	An instrument for cutting into the urethra so as to enlarge its orifice.
mechanics	noun	That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies.
mechanism	noun	The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod., Mechanical operation or action., An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.
mechanist	noun	A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics., One who regards the phenomena of nature as the effects of forces merely mechanical.
mechanize	verb t.	To cause to be mechanical.
mechoacan	noun	A species of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the root of a species of Convolvulus (C. Mechoacan); — so called from Michoacan, in Mexico, whence it is obtained.
meckelian	adjective	Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German anatomist.
meconinic	adjective	Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which occurs in opium, and which may be obtained by oxidizing narcotine.
medalling		of Medal
medallion	noun	A large medal or memorial coin., A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief.
medalurgy	noun	The art of making and striking medals and coins.
mediaeval	adjective	Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediaeval architecture.
medialuna	noun	See Half-moon.
mediating	present participle & vb. noun	of Mediate
mediately	adverb	In a mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not directly or primarily; by means; — opposed to immediately.
mediation	adjective	The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention., Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession.
mediative	adjective	Pertaining to mediation; used in mediation; as, mediative efforts.
mediatize	verb t.	To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position; to annex; — specifically applied to the annexation during the former German empire of a smaller German state to a larger, while allowing it a nominal sovereignty, and its prince his rank.
mediatory	adjective	Mediatorial.
mediatrix	noun	A female mediator.
medicable	adjective	Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed.
medically	adverb	In a medical manner; with reference to healing, or to the principles of the healing art.
medicated	imp. & past participle	of Medicate
medicinal	adjective	Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal tinctures, plants, or springs., Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.
medicornu	noun	The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
mediocral	adjective	Mediocre.
meditance	noun	Meditation.
meditated	imp. & past participle	of Meditate
medullary	adjective	Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or medulla., Pertaining to the medula oblongata., Filled with spongy pith; pithy.
meedfully	adverb	According to merit; suitably.
megaceros	noun	The Irish elk.
megachile	noun	A leaf-cutting bee of the genus Megachilus. See Leaf cutter, under Leaf.
megafarad	noun	One of the larger measures of electrical capacity, amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad.
megalonyx	noun	An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth.
megameter	noun	An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars., A micrometer., Alt. of Megametre
megametre	noun	In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers.
megampere	noun	A million amperes.
megaphone	noun	A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.
megapolis	noun	A metropolis.
megascope	noun	A modification of the magic lantern, used esp. for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.
megastome	noun	One of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or mouth.
megathere	noun	Alt. of Megatherium
megaweber	noun	A million webers.
meibomian	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Meibomius.
melampode	noun	The black hellebore.
melanosis		The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors.
melanotic	adjective	Melanistic.
melanuric	adjective	Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid obtained by decomposition of melam, or of urea, as a white crystalline powder; — called also melanurenic acid.
melaphyre	noun	Any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt.
melastoma	noun	A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; — so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.
meleagris	noun	A genus of American gallinaceous birds, including the common and the wild turkeys.
melilotic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sweet clover or melilot; specifically, designating an acid of the aromatic series, obtained from melilot as a white crystalline substance.
meliorate	verb t.	To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable., To grow better.
meliorism	noun	The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement.
meliority	noun	The state or quality of being better; melioration.
melismata	plural	of Melisma
mellitate	noun	A salt of mellitic acid.
mellonide	noun	See Mellone.
mellowing	present participle & vb. noun	of Mellow
melocoton	noun	Alt. of Melocotoon
melodious	adjective	Containing, or producing, melody; musical; agreeable to the ear by a sweet succession of sounds; as, a melodious voice.
melodized	imp. & past participle	of Melodize
melodrama	noun	Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven’s “Fidelio”.
melodrame	noun	Melodrama.
melograph	noun	Same as Melodiograph.
melopiano	noun	A piano having a mechanical attachment which enables the player to prolong the notes at will.
melpomene	noun	The Muse of tragedy., The eighteenth asteroid.
memoirist	noun	A writer of memoirs.
memorable	adjective	Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
memoranda	plural	of Memorandum
memoriter	adverb	By, or from, memory.
memorized	imp. & past participle	of Memorize
menagerie	noun	A piace where animals are kept and trained., A collection of wild or exotic animals, kept for exhibition.
menagogue	noun	Emmenagogue.
mendacity	noun	The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying., A falsehood; a lie.
mendicant	adjective	Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars., A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.
mendicate	verb t.& i.	To beg.
mendicity	noun	The practice of begging; the life of a beggar; mendicancy.
mendinant	noun	A mendicant or begging friar.
mendregal	noun	Medregal.
meningeal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the meninges.
meniscoid	adjective	Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.
mennonist	noun	Alt. of Mennonite
mennonite	noun	One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from Menno Simons of Friesland, their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render military service.
menologia	plural	of Menology
menopause	noun	The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under Change.
menstrual	adjective	Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; as, the menstrual revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the menstrual equation of the sun’s place., Of or pertaining to the menses; as, menstrual discharges; the menstrual period., Of or pertaining to a menstruum.
menstruum	noun	Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.
mensurate	verb	To measure.
mentality	noun	Quality or state of mind.
mentioned	imp. & past participle	of Mention
mentorial	adjective	Containing advice or admonition.
mephitism	noun	Same as Mephitis, 1.
meracious	adjective	Being without mixture or adulteration; hence, strong; racy.
mercaptal	noun	Any one of a series of compounds of mercaptans with aldehydes.
mercaptan	noun	Any one of series of compounds, hydrosulphides of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also the sulphur alcohols. In general, they are colorless liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, C2H5SH. So called from its avidity for mercury, and other metals.
mercature	noun	Commerce; traffic; trade.
mercenary	adjective	Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers., Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish., One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.
merciable	adjective	Merciful.
merciless	adjective	Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; — said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.
mercurial	adjective	Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament., Having the form or image of Mercury; — applied to ancient guideposts., Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty., Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial preparations, barometer. See Mercury, 2., Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore mouth., A person having mercurial qualities., A preparation containing mercury.
mercurify	verb t.	To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be done by any application of intense heat that expels the mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed., To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with mercury; to mercurialize.
mercurism	noun	A communication of news; an announcement.
mercurous	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; — said of those compounds of mercury in which it is present in its highest proportion.
merestead	noun	The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or farm.
merestone	noun	A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark.
merganser	noun	Any bird of the genus Merganser, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill.
meritable	adjective	Deserving of reward.
meritedly	adverb	By merit; deservedly.
meroblast	noun	An ovum, as that of a mammal, only partially composed of germinal matter, that is, consisting of both a germinal portion and an albuminous or nutritive one; — opposed to holoblast.
meroistic	adjective	Applied to the ovaries of insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as well as ova.
meropidan	noun	One of a family of birds (Meropidae), including the bee-eaters.
merrimake	noun	See Merrymake, n., See Merrymake, v.
merriment	noun	Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic.
merriness	noun	The quality or state of being merry; merriment; mirth; gayety, with laughter.
merrymake	noun	Mirth; frolic; a meeting for mirth; a festival., To make merry; to be jolly; to feast.
merulidan	noun	A bird of the Thrush family.
mervaille	noun	Marvel.
mesaconic	adjective	Pertaining to, or designating, one of several isomeric acids obtained from citric acid.
mesentery	noun	The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc., One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.
mesitylol	noun	A crystalline substance obtained from mesitylene.
mesmerism	noun	The art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and communicate directly with the mind, of the recipient. See Animal magnetism, under Magnetism.
mesmerist	noun	One who practices, or believes in, mesmerism.
mesmerize	verb t.	To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep.
mesoarium	noun	The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity.
mesoblast	noun	The mesoderm., The cell nucleus; mesoplast.
mesocoele	noun	Alt. of Mesocoelia
mesocolon	noun	The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.
mesohepar	noun	A fold of the peritoneum connecting the liver with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity.
mesonasal	adjective	Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.
mesonotum	noun	The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.
mesoplast	noun	The nucleus of a cell; mesoblast.
mesorhine	adjective	Having the nose of medium width; between leptorhine and platyrhine.
mesosperm	noun	A membrane of a seed. See Secundine.
mesostate	noun	A product of metabolic action.
mesotheca	noun	The middle layer of the gonophore in the Hydrozoa.
mesoxalic	adjective	Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, CH2O2(CO2H)2, obtained from amido malonic acid.
messenger	noun	One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an office servant who bears messages., One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells., A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain; — formerly used for heaving in the cable., A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge og the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.
messianic	adjective	Of or relating to the Messiah; as, the Messianic office or character.
messieurs	noun pl.	Sirs; gentlemen; — abbreviated to Messrs., which is used as the plural of Mr., of Monsieur
messinese	adjective	Of or pertaining to Messina, or its inhabitans.
metabases	plural	of Metabasis
metabasis	noun	A transition from one subject to another., Same as Metabola.
metabolia	noun pl.	A comprehensive group of insects, including those that undegro a metamorphosis.
metabolic	adjective	Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change., Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic activity; metabolic force.
metagenic	adjective	Metagenetic.
metalling		of Metal
metalepsy	noun	Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis.
metalline	adjective	Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, metalline properties., Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, metalline water., A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft, dark-colored metal, used in the bearings of machines for obviating friction, and as a substitute for lubricants.
metallist	noun	A worker in metals, or one skilled in metals.
metallize	verb t.	To impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal.
metalloid	noun	Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; — applied by Sir H. Davy to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined., Now, one of several elementary substances which in the free state are unlike metals, and whose compounds possess or produce acid, rather than basic, properties; a nonmetal; as, boron, carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, bromine, etc., are metalloids., Having the appearance of a metal., Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.
metameric	adjective	Having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but possessing a different structure and different properties; as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are metameric compounds. See Isomeric., Of or pertaining to a metamere or its formation; as, metameric segmentation.
metanotum	noun	The dorsal portion of the metaphorax of insects.
metaplasm	noun	A change in the letters or syllables of a word.
metaplast	noun	A word having more than one form of the root.
metapodia	plural	of Metapodium
metastoma	noun	Alt. of Metastome
metastome	noun	A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.
metatarse	noun	Metatarsus.
metatarsi	plural	of Metatarsus
metazoans	plural	of Metazoan
meteorism	noun	Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites.
meteorite	noun	A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an aerolite.
meteorize	verb i.	To ascend in vapors; to take the form of a meteor.
meteoroid	noun	A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, which on entering the earth’s atmosphere would be deflagrated and appear as a meteor.
meteorous	adjective	Of the nature or appearance of a meteor.
metergram	noun	A measure of energy or work done; the power exerted in raising one gram through the distance of one meter against gravitation.
metheglin	noun	A fermented beverage made of honey and water; mead.
methought	imp.	of Methinks
methionic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic (thionic) acid derivative of methane, obtained as a stable white crystalline substance, CH2.(SO3H)2, which forms well defined salts.
methodios	noun	The art and principles of method.
methodism	noun	The system of doctrines, polity, and worship, of the sect called Methodists.
methodist	noun	One who observes method., One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and theory., One of a sect of Christians, the outgrowth of a small association called the “Holy Club,” formed at Oxford University, A.D. 1729, of which the most conspicuous members were John Wesley and his brother Charles; — originally so called from the methodical strictness of members of the club in all religious duties., A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact observance of religious duties; — sometimes so called in contempt or ridicule., Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder.
methodize	verb t.	To reduce to method; to dispose in due order; to arrange in a convenient manner; as, to methodize one’s work or thoughts.
methylate	noun	An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate; as, sodium methylate, CH3ONa., To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.
methylene	noun	A hydrocarbon radical, CH2, not known in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, CH2Br2; — formerly called also methene.
metonymic	adjective	Alt. of Metonymical
metosteon	noun	The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the part resulting from such ossification.
metrician	noun	A composer of verses.
metrology	noun	The science of, or a system of, weights and measures; also, a treatise on the subject.
metronome	noun	An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music.
metronomy	noun	Measurement of time by an instrument.
metropole	noun	A metropolis.
metrotome	noun	An instrument for cutting or scarifying the uterus or the neck of the uterus.
metrotomy	noun	The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the Caesarean section.
mezzanine	noun	Same as Entresol., A partial story which is not on the same level with the story of the main part of the edifice, as of a back building, where the floors are on a level with landings of the staircase of the main house.
mezzotint	noun	A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced., To engrave in mezzotint.
miasmatic	adjective	Alt. of Miasmatical
micaceous	adjective	Pertaining to, or containing, mica; splitting into laminae or leaves like mica.
micraster	noun	A genus of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in the chalk formation; — from the starlike disposal of the ambulacral furrows.
microbion	noun	A microscopic organism; — particularly applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; as, the microbe of fowl cholera.
microbian	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or caused by, microbes; as, the microbian theory; a microbian disease.
microcosm	noun	A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm.
microcyte	noun	One of the elementary granules found in blood. They are much smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly noticeable in disease, as in anaemia.
microdont	adjective	Having small teeth.
microform	noun	A microscopic form of life; an animal or vegetable organism microscopic size.
microlite	noun	A rare mineral of resinous luster and high specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in octahedral crystals usually very minute., A minute inclosed crystal, often observed when minerals or rocks are examined in thin sections under the microscope.
microlith	noun	Same as Microlite, 2.
micrology	noun	That part of science which treats of microscopic objects, or depends on microscopic observation., Attention to petty items or differences.
micromere	noun	One of the smaller cells, or blastomeres, resulting from the complete segmentation of a telolecithal ovum.
micropyle	noun	An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted., An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the ovule.
microseme	adjective	Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits broad transversely; — opposed to megaseme.
microtome	noun	An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.
microtomy	noun	The art of using the microtome; investigation carried on with the microtome.
microvolt	noun	A measure of electro-motive force; the millionth part of one volt.
microzyme	noun	A microorganism which is supposed to act like a ferment in causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism.
middlemen	plural	of Middleman
middleman	noun	An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; any dealer between the producer and the consumer; in Ireland, one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry., A person of intermediate rank; a commoner., The man who occupies a central position in a file of soldiers.
middlings	noun pl.	A combination of the coarser parts of ground wheat the finest bran, separated from the fine flour and coarse bran in bolting; — formerly regarded as valuable only for feed; but now, after separation of the bran, used for making the best quality of flour. Middlings contain a large proportion of gluten., In the southern and western parts of the United States, the portion of the hog between the ham and the shoulder; bacon; — called also middles.
midheaven	noun	The midst or middle of heaven or the sky., The meridian, or middle line of the heavens; the point of the ecliptic on the meridian.
midrashim	plural	of Midrash
midsummer	noun	The middle of summer.
midwifery	noun	The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics., Assistance at childbirth; help or cooperation in production.
midwinter	noun	The middle of winter.
mightless	adjective	Without; weak.
migrating	present participle & vb. noun	of Migrate
migration	noun	The act of migrating.
migratory	adjective	Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds., Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory life.
mildewing	present participle & vb. noun	of Mildew
milestone	noun	A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost.
miliolite	noun	A fossil shell of, or similar to, the genus Miliola., The same Milliolitic.
militancy	noun	The state of being militant; warfare., A military spirit or system; militarism.
militated	imp. & past participle	of Militate
militiate	verb i.	To carry on, or prepare for, war.
milkiness	noun	State or quality of being milky.
millboard	noun	A kind of stout pasteboard.
mill-cake	noun	The incorporated materials for gunpowder, in the form of a dense mass or cake, ready to be subjected to the process of granulation.
millenary	adjective	Consisting of a thousand; millennial., The space of a thousand years; a millennium; also, a Millenarian.
millepora	noun	A genus of Hydrocorallia, which includes the millipores.
millepore	noun	Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are hydroids, not Anthozoa. See Hydrocorallia.
millerite	noun	A believer in the doctrine of William Miller (d. 1849), who taught that the end of the world and the second coming of Christ were at hand., A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; — sometimes called hair pyrites.
millifold	adjective	Thousandfold.
milligram	noun	Alt. of Milligramme
millinery	noun	The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like., The business of work of a milliner.
millioned	adjective	Multiplied by millions; innumerable.
millionth	adjective	Being the last one of a million of units or objects counted in regular order from the first of a series or succession; being one of a million., The quotient of a unit divided by one million; one of a million equal parts.
millstone	noun	One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.
miltonian	adjective	Miltonic.
miltwaste		A small European fern (Asplenium Ceterach) formerly used in medicine.
mimetical		Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative., Characterized by mimicry; — applied to animals and plants; as, mimetic species; mimetic organisms. See Mimicry.
mimicking	present participle & vb. noun	of Mimic
mimically	adverb	In an imitative manner.
minacious	adjective	Threatening; menacing.
minargent	noun	An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium; — used by jewelers.
mince pie		A pie made of mince-meat.
mincingly	adverb	In a mincing manner; not fully; with affected nicety.
mingledly	adverb	Confusedly.
minaceous	adjective	Of the color of minium or red lead; miniate.
miniating	present participle & vb. noun	of Miniate
miniature	verb	Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait., Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale., Lettering in red; rubric distinction., A particular feature or trait., Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy., To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.
minifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Minify
minimized	imp. & past participle	of Minimize
minioning	noun	Kind treatment.
minionize	verb t.	To flavor.
ministery	noun	See Ministry.
ministral	adjective	Ministerial.
mino bird		An Asiatic bird (Gracula musica), allied to the starlings. It is black, with a white spot on the wings, and a pair of flat yellow wattles on the head. It is often tamed and taught to pronounce words.
minuscule	noun	Any very small, minute object., A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters., Of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules.
minutemen	plural	of Minuteman
minuteman	noun	A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment’s notice; — a term used in the American Revolution.
miohippus	noun	An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to the genus Anhithecrium, and having three usable hoofs on each foot.
mirabilis	noun	A genus of plants. See Four-o’clock.
mirifical	adjective	Working wonders; wonderful.
mirroring	present participle & vb. noun	of Mirror
mirthless	adjective	Without mirth.
misadjust	verb t.	To adjust wrongly of unsuitably; to throw of adjustment.
misadvice	noun	Bad advice.
misadvise	verb t.	To give bad counsel to.
misaffect	verb t.	To dislike.
misaffirm	verb t.	To affirm incorrectly.
misallege	verb t.	To state erroneously.
misallied	adjective	Wrongly allied or associated.
misassign	verb t.	To assign wrongly.
misattend	verb t.	To misunderstand; to disregard.
misbecome	verb t.	Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to.
misbehave	verb t. & i.	To behave ill; to conduct one’s self improperly; — often used with a reciprocal pronoun.
misbelief	noun	Erroneous or false belief.
misbeseem	verb t.	To suit ill.
misbestow	verb t.	To bestow improperly.
misbileve	noun	Misbelief; unbelief; suspicion.
mischance	noun	Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap., To happen by mischance.
mischarge	verb t.	To charge erroneously, as in account., A mistake in charging.
mischosen	past participle	of Mischoose
mischoose	verb t.	To choose wrongly., To make a wrong choice.
miscreant	noun	One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever., One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a while wretch., Holding a false religious faith., Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous.
miscreate	adjective	Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; as, miscreate titles., To create badly or amiss.
misdating	present participle & vb. noun	of Misdate
misdemean	verb t.	To behave ill; — with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one’s self.
misdepart	verb t.	To distribute wrongly.
misderive	verb t.	To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect., To derive erroneously.
misdesert	noun	Ill desert.
misdirect	verb t.	To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one’s energies.
misdivide	verb t.	To divide wrongly.
misemploy	verb t.	To employ amiss; as, to misemploy time, advantages, talents, etc.
miserable	adjective	Very unhappy; wretched., Causing unhappiness or misery., Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a miserable dinner., Avaricious; niggardly; miserly., A miserable person.
miserably	adverb	In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly.
misesteem	noun	Want of esteem; disrespect.
misfallen	past participle	of Misfall
misformed	imp. & past participle	of Misform
misgiving	present participle & vb. noun	of Misgive, Evil premonition; doubt; distrust.
misgotten	adjective	Unjustly gotten.
misgovern	verb t.	To govern ill; as, to misgovern a country.
misground	verb t.	To found erroneously.
misgrowth	noun	Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.
mishandle	verb t.	To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.
mishappen	verb i.	To happen ill or unluckily.
misinform	verb t.	To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly., To give untrue information; (with against) to calumniate.
misintend	verb t.	To aim amiss.
miskindle	verb t.	To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite wrongly.
mislaying	present participle & vb. noun	of Mislay
misleader	noun	One who leads into error.
misliking	present participle & vb. noun	of Mislike, Dislike; aversion.
mismanage	verb t. & i.	To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.
misnumber	verb t.	To number wrongly.
mispickel	noun	Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.
misplaced	imp. & past participle	of Misplace
mispolicy	noun	Wrong policy; impolicy.
mispraise	verb t.	To praise amiss.
misrecite	verb t. & i.	To recite erroneously.
misreckon	verb t. & i.	To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate.
misreform	verb t.	To reform wrongly or imperfectly.
misregard	noun	Wrong understanding; misconstruction.
misrelate	verb t.	To relate inaccurately.
misrender	verb t.	To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly.
misrepeat	verb t.	To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of.
misreport	verb t. & i.	To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of., An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given.
misrepute	verb t.	To have in wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously.
misseltoe	noun	See Mistletoe.
misshapen	adjective	Having a bad or ugly form.
missingly	adverb	With a sense of loss.
missioner	noun	A missionary; an envoy; one who conducts a mission. See Mission, n., 6.
misspeech	noun	Wrong speech.
misspense	noun	A spending improperly; a wasting.
misstayed	adjective	Having missed stays; — said of a ship.
mistaking	present participle & vb. noun	of Mistake, An error; a mistake.
mistaught	adjective	Wrongly taught; as, a mistaught youth., of Misteach
mistemper	verb t.	To temper ill; to disorder; as, to mistemper one’s head.
misthrive	verb i.	To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous.
mistigris	noun	Alt. of Mistigri
mistihead	noun	Mistiness.
mistiness	noun	State of being misty.
mistletoe	noun	A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album), bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit.
mistonusk	noun	The American badger.
miswander	verb i.	To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray.
miterwort	noun	Any plant of the genus Mitella, — slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop’s miter; bishop’s cap.
mitigable	adjective	Admitting of mitigation; that may be mitigated.
mitigated	imp. & past participle	of Mitigate
mitigator	noun	One who, or that which, mitigates.
mitraille	noun	Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon.
mitriform	adjective	Having the form of a miter, or a peaked cap; as, a mitriform calyptra.
mnemonics	noun	The art of memory; a system of precepts and rules intended to assist the memory; artificial memory.
mnemosyne	noun	The goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses.
moabitess	noun	A female Moabite.
moabitish	adjective	Moabite.
mobilized	imp. & past participle	of Mobilize
mobocracy	noun	A condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights.
mockadour	noun	See Mokadour.
mockeries	plural	of Mockery
mockingly	adverb	By way of derision; in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
modelling		of Model
moderable	adjective	Modeate; temperate.
moderance	noun	Moderation.
moderated	imp. & past participle	of Moderate
moderator	noun	One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies., The officer who presides over an assembly to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and declare the votes., In the University of Oxford, an examiner for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts., A mechamical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.
modernism	noun	Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression.
modernist	noun	One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions.
modernity	noun	Modernness; something modern.
modernize	verb t.	To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste.
modifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Modify
modillion	noun	The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; — so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances.
modulated	imp. & past participle	of Modulate
modulator	noun	One who, or that which, modulates.
moistened	imp. & past participle	of Moisten
moistener	noun	One who, or that which, moistens.
moistless	adjective	Without moisture; dry.
moistness	noun	The quality or state of being moist.
mouldable	adjective	Capable of being molded or formed.
moldboard	noun	Alt. of Mouldboard
mouldered		of Moulder
moldering	present participle & vb. noun	of Moulder
moldiness	noun	Alt. of Mouldiness
mouldwarp	noun	See Mole the animal.
molecular	adjective	Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc.
mole-eyed	adjective	Having eyes like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.
molesting	present participle & vb. noun	of Molest
molestful	adjective	Troublesome; vexatious.
mollebart	noun	An agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man.
mollemoke	noun	Any one of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, as Fulmarus glacialis, of the North Atlantic, and several species of Aestrelata, of the Southern Ocean. See Fulmar.
mollifier	noun	One who, or that which, mollifies.
mollified	imp. & past participle	of Mollify
mollities	noun	Unnatural softness of any organ or part.
mollitude	noun	Softness; effeminacy; weakness.
molluscan	adjective	Of or pertaining to mollusks., A mollusk; one of the Mollusca.
molluscum	noun	A cutaneous disease characterized by numerous tumors, of various forms, filled with a thick matter; — so called from the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous animals.
molossine	noun	A bat of the genus Molossus, as the monk bat.
molybdate	noun	A salt of molybdic acid.
molybdena	noun	See Molybdenite.
molybdite	noun	Molybdic ocher.
molybdous	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted with molybdic compounds.
momentany	adjective	Momentary.
momentary	adjective	Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang.
momentous	adjective	Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a momentous decision; momentous affairs.
momentums	plural	of Momentum
monachism	noun	The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.
monadaria	noun pl.	The Infusoria.
monadical	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses. See Monad, n.
monandria	noun pl.	A Linnaean class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.
monandric	adjective	Of or pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system of marriage.
monarchal	adjective	Pertaining to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovoreign; regal; imperial.
monarchic	adjective	Alt. of Monarchical
monastery	noun	A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; — more rarely applied to such a house for females.
monatomic	adverb	Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is monatomic., Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; as, the methyl radical is monatomic.
monecious	adjective	See Monoecian, and Monoecious.
moneyless	adjective	Destitute of money; penniless; impecunious.
moneywort	noun	A trailing plant (Lysimachia Nummularia), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils.
mongolian	adjective	Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols., One of the Mongols.
mongoloid	adjective	Resembling a Mongol or the Mongols; having race characteristics, such as color, hair, and features, like those of the Mongols.
monitress	noun	Alt. of Monitrix
monkeries	plural	of Monkery
monkshood	noun	A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.
monobasic	adjective	Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; — said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are monobasic.
monoceros	noun	A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn., The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion.
monochord	noun	An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.
monocline	noun	A monoclinal fold.
monocotyl	noun	Any monocotyledonous plant.
monocracy	noun	Government by a single person; undivided rule.
monocular	adjective	Having only one eye; with one eye only; as, monocular vision., Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; as, a monocular microscope.
monodelph	noun	Alt. of Monodelphian
monodical	adjective	Belonging to a monody., For one voice; monophonic., Homophonic; — applied to music in which the melody is confined to one part, instead of being shared by all the parts as in the style called polyphonic.
monodrama	noun	Alt. of Monodrame
monodrame	noun	A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person.
monoecian	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Monoecia; monoecious., One of the Monoecia., A monoecious animal, as certain mollusks.
monoecism	noun	The state or condition of being monoecious.
monogamia	noun pl.	A Linnaean order of plants, having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in the genus Lobelia.
monogamic	adjective	Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy., Of or pertaining to the Monogamia; having a simple flower with united anthers.
monogenic	adjective	Of or pertaining to monogenesis., Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.
monograph	noun	A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range.
monogynia	noun pl.	A Linnaean order of plants, including those which have only one style or stigma.
monoicous	adjective	Monoecious.
monolatry	noun	Worship of a single deity.
monologue	noun	A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in monologue., A dramatic composition for a single performer.
monomachy	noun	A duel; single combat.
monomania	noun	Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement.
monometer	noun	A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter.
monomyary	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Monomya., One of the Monomya.
monopathy	noun	Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function.
monoplast	noun	A monoplastic element.
monopodia	plural	of Monopodium
monopoler	noun	A monopolist.
monoptera	plural	of Monopteron
monoptote	noun	A noun having only one case., A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases.
monorhina	noun pl.	The Marsipobranchiata.
monorhyme	noun	A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.
monosperm	noun	A monospermous plant.
monostich	noun	A composition consisting of one verse only.
monotonic	adjective	Alt. of Monotonical
monotreme	noun	One of the Monotremata.
monotropa	noun	A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.
monotypic	adjective	Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.
monoxylon	noun	A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.
monstrous	adjective	Marvelous; strange., Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth., Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; — said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story., Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful., Abounding in monsters., Exceedingly; very; very much.
montaigne	noun	A mountain.
montanist	noun	A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying and guiding men in the Christian life.
monthling	noun	That which is a month old, or which lives for a month.
monthlies	plural	of Monthly
monticule	noun	See Monticle.
montiform	adjective	Resembling a mountain in form.
moodiness	noun	The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods.
moodishly	adverb	Moodily.
moonblind	adjective	Dim-sighted; purblind.
moonblink	noun	A temporary blindness, or impairment of sight, said to be caused by sleeping in the moonlight; — sometimes called nyctalopia.
moon-eyed	adjective	Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.
moonglade	noun	The bright reflection of the moon’s light on an expanse of water.
moonlight	noun	The light of the moon., Occurring during or by moonlight; characterized by moonlight.
moonraker	noun	Same as Moonsail.
moonshine	noun	The light of the moon., Hence, show without substance or reality., A month., A preparation of eggs for food., Moonlight.
moonshiny	adjective	Moonlight.
moonstone	noun	A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The best specimens come from Ceylon.
moorstone	noun	A species of English granite, used as a building stone.
moosewood	noun	The striped maple (Acer Pennsylvanicum)., Leatherwood.
moot-hall	noun	Alt. of Moot-house
moot-hill	noun	A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or courts were held by the Saxons; — called, in Scotland, mute-hill.
mope-eyed	adjective	Shortsighted; purblind.
moralized	imp. & past participle	of Moralize
moralizer	noun	One who moralizes.
morbidity	noun	The quality or state of being morbid., Morbid quality; disease; sickness., Amount of disease; sick rate.
morbosity	noun	A diseased state; unhealthiness.
mordacity	noun	The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality.
mordanted	imp. & past participle	of Mordant
mordantly	adverb	In the manner of a mordant.
mordicant	adjective	Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body.
mormondom	noun	The country inhabited by the Mormons; the Mormon people.
mormonism	noun	The doctrine, system, and practices of the Mormons.
mormonite	noun	A Mormon., Mormon.
moroxylic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the mulberry; moric.
morphosis	noun	The order or mode of development of an organ or part.
morphotic	adjective	Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework; as, morphotic, or tissue, proteids.
mortality	noun	The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying., Human life; the life of a mortal being., Those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human cace; humanity; human nature., Death; destruction., The whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming.
mortalize	verb t.	To make mortal.
mortgaged	imp. & past participle	of Mortgage
mortgagee	noun	The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a mortgage is made or given.
mortgagor	noun	One who gives a mortgage.
mortgager	noun	gives a mortgage.
mortified		imp. & p. p. of Mortify., of Mortify
mortifier	noun	One who, or that which, mortifies.
mortising	present participle & vb. noun	of Mortise
morwening	noun	Morning.
moschatel	noun	A plant of the genus Adoxa (A. moschatellina), the flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky smell. It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is called also hollow root and musk crowfoot.
mossiness	noun	The state of being mossy.
mostahiba	noun	See Mustaiba.
mothering	present participle & vb. noun	of Mother, A rural custom in England, of visiting one’s parents on Midlent Sunday, — supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.
motioning	present participle & vb. noun	of Motion
motionist	noun	A mover.
mountable	adjective	Such as can be mounted.
mountance	noun	Amount; sum; quantity; extent.
mournival	noun	See Murnival.
mouse-ear	noun	The forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris) and other species of the same genus., A European species of hawkweed (Hieracium Pilosella).
mousefish	noun	See Frogfish.
mousehole	noun	A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse.
mousetail	noun	A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Myosurus), in which the prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse.
moustache	noun	Mustache.
mouthfuls	plural	of Mouthful
mouthless	adjective	Destitute of a mouth.
mozarabic		Same as Muzarab, Muzarabic.
mucinogen	noun	Same as Mucigen.
muckender	noun	A handkerchief.
muckiness	noun	The quality of being mucky.
mucronate	adjective	Alt. of Mucronated
muddiness	noun	The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the muddiness of a stream., Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject; intellectual dullness.
mudsucker	noun	A woodcock.
muffineer	noun	A dish for keeping muffins hot.
mugginess	noun	The condition or quality of being muggy.
mulattoes	plural	of Mulatto
mulctuary	adjective	Imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.
mulierose	adjective	Fond of woman.
mullerian	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes Muller.
multiflue	adjective	Having many flues; as, a multiflue boiler. See Boiler.
multifoil	noun	An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils., Having more than five divisions or foils.
multifold	adjective	Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.
multiform	adjective	Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.
multiplex	adjective	Manifold; multiple.
multisect	adjective	Divided into many similar segments; — said of an insect or myriapod.
multitude	noun	A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly., A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively; as, the book will be read by a multitude of people; the multitude of stars; a multitude of cares., The state of being many; numerousness.
mummeries	plural	of Mummery
mummichog	noun	Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and of allied genera; the killifishes; — called also minnow.
mummified	adjective	Converted into a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a mummy; withered., of Mummify
mummiform	adjective	Having some resemblance to a mummy; — in zoology, said of the pupae of certain insects.
mummychog	noun	See Mummichog.
mundanity	noun	Worldliness.
mundation	noun	The act of cleansing.
mundatory	adjective	Cleansing; having power to cleanse.
mundungus	noun	A stinking tobacco.
munnerary	adjective	Having the nature of a gift.
munnerate	verb t.	To remunerate.
municipal	adjective	Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government; as, municipal rights; municipal officers., Of or pertaining to a state, kingdom, or nation.
munjistin	noun	An orange-red coloring substance resembling alizarin, found in the root of an East Indian species of madder (Rubia munjista).
muraenoid	adjective	Alt. of Murenoid
murdering	present participle & vb. noun	of Murder
murderess	noun	A woman who commits murder.
murderous	adjective	Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault.
muricated	adjective	Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or of pickles; covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points or excrescences.
murkiness	noun	The state of being murky.
murmuring	present participle & vb. noun	of Murmur, Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining.
murmurous	adjective	Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.
murtherer	noun	A murderer.
musaceous	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the genus Musa.
muscadine	noun	A name given to several very different kinds of grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent stock of the Catawba. See Grapevine., A fragrant and delicious pear., See Muscardin.
muscardin	noun	The common European dormouse; — so named from its odor.
musciform	adjective	Having the form or structure of flies of the genus Musca, or family Muscidae., Having the appearance or form of a moss.
muscogees	noun pl.	See Muskogees.
muscology	noun	Bryology.
muscosity	noun	Mossiness.
muscovado	adjective	Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist., Unrefined or raw sugar.
muscovite	noun	A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian., Common potash mica. See Mica.
musculous	adjective	Muscular.
musically	adverb	In a musical manner.
musketeer	noun	A soldier armed with a musket.
musketoon	noun	A short musket., One who is armed with such a musket.
muskiness	noun	The quality or state of being musky; the scent of musk.
muskmelon	noun	The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant (Cicumis Melo), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon.
muskogees	noun pl.	A powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy.
musomania	noun	See Musicomania.
mussulman	noun	A Mohammedan; a Moslem.
mustaches	plural	of Mustache
musteline	adjective	Like or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens.
mustering	present participle & vb. noun	of Muster
mustiness	noun	The quality or state of being musty.
mute-hill	noun	See Moot-hill.
mutilated	imp. & past participle	of Mutilate
mutilator	noun	One who mutilates.
mutinying	present participle & vb. noun	of Mutiny
muttering	present participle & vb. noun	of Mutter
mutualism	noun	The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare.
mutuality	noun	The quality of correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction; interdependence., Reciprocity of consideration.
mutuation	noun	The act of borrowing or exchanging.
muzarabic	adjective	Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the Muzarabic liturgy.
muzziness	noun	The state or quality of being muzzy.
mycoderma	noun	One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface of the fluid in which they are developed. This production differs from the zooloea stage of bacteria by not having the intermediary mucous substance., A genus of microorganisms of which the acetic ferment (Mycoderma aceti), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. Mother.
mycologic	adjective	Alt. of Mycological
mycomelic	adjective	Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid of the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder. Its solutions have a gelatinous consistency.
mycothrix	noun	The chain of micrococci formed by the division of the micrococci in multiplication.
mydaleine	noun	A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.
mydatoxin	noun	A poisonous amido acid, C6H13NO2, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare.
mydriasis	noun	A long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye.
mydriatic	adjective	Causing dilatation of the pupil., A mydriatic medicine or agent, as belladonna.
myeloidin	noun	A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance (myelin) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers.
myeloplax	noun	One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow of bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See Osteoclast.
mylohyoid	adjective	Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve.
myochrome	noun	A colored albuminous substance in the serum from red-colored muscles. It is identical with hemoglobin.
myocommas	plural	of Myocomma
myography	noun	The description of muscles, including the study of muscular contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as by some form of myograph; myology.
myologist	noun	One skilled in myology.
myomorpha	noun pl.	An extensive group of rodents which includes the rats, mice, jerboas, and many allied forms.
myopathia	noun	Any affection of the muscles or muscular system.
myopathic	adjective	Of or pertaining to myopathia.
myriagram	noun	Alt. of Myriagramme
myriapoda	noun pl.	A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous trachaae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped.
myriopoda	noun pl.	See Myriapoda.
myriorama	noun	A picture made up of several smaller pictures, drawn upon separate pieces in such a manner as to admit of combination in many different ways, thus producing a great variety of scenes or landscapes.
myristate	noun	A salt of myristic acid.
myristone	noun	The ketone of myristic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.
myrmicine	adjective	Of or pertaining to Myrmica, a genus of ants including the small house ant (M. molesta), and many others.
myrobalan	noun	Alt. of Myrobolan
myrobolan	noun	A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species of Terminalia of the East Indies, and of Spondias of South America.
myroxylon	noun	A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the different species of which yield balsamic products, among which are balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species were formerly referred to Myrospermum.
myrtiform	adjective	Resembling myrtle or myrtle berries; having the form of a myrtle leaf.
mystagogy	noun	The doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue; interpretation of mysteries.
mysterial	adjective	Mysterious.
mysterize	verb t.	To make mysterious; to make a mystery of.
mysteries	plural	of Mystery, of Mystery
mysticete	noun	Any right whale, or whalebone whale. See Cetacea.
mysticism	noun	Obscurity of doctrine., The doctrine of the Mystics, who professed a pure, sublime, and wholly disinterested devotion, and maintained that they had direct intercourse with the divine Spirit, and aquired a knowledge of God and of spiritual things unattainable by the natural intellect, and such as can not be analyzed or explained., The doctrine that the ultimate elements or principles of knowledge or belief are gained by an act or process akin to feeling or faith.
mystified	imp. & past participle	of Mystify
mythology	noun	The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths., A body of myths; esp., the collective myths which describe the gods of a heathen people; as, the mythology of the Greeks.