Webster's Dictionary 1913

4483

Momently

Mo″ment‐ly (?), adv. 1. For a moment.2. In a moment; every moment; momentarily.

4484

Momentous

Mo‐men″tous (?), a. [Cf. L. momentosus rapid, momentary.] Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a momentous decision; momentous affairs. — Mo‐men″tous‐ly, adv. ...

4485

Momentum

Mo‐men″tum (?), n.; pl. L. Momenta (#), F. Momentums (#). [L. See Moment.] 1. (Mech.) The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matte...

4486

Momier

Mom″i‐er (?), n. [F. mômier, fr. OF. momer, mommer, to mumm, to mask one's self.] A name given in contempt to strict Calvinists in Switzerland, France, and some parts of Germany...

4487

Mommery

Mom″mer‐y (?), n. See Mummery. Rowe.

4488

Momot

Mo″mot (?), n. [Momot and motmot, the native American name.] (Zoöl.) See Motmot.

4489

Momus

‖Mo″mus (?), n.(Gr. Myth.) The god of mockery and censure.

4490

Mon

Mon (?), n.(Japan) The badge of a family, esp. of a family of the ancient feudal nobility. The most frequent form of the mon is circular, and it commonly consists of conventiona...

4491

Mon-

Mon– (?). Same as Mono-.

4492

Mona

‖Mo″na (?), n. [CF. Sp. & Pg. mona, fem. of mono a monkey, ape.] (Zoöl.) A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey (Cercopithecus mona). The body is dark olive, with a...

4493

Monachal

Mon″a‐chal (?), a. [L. monachus a monk: cf. F. monacal. See Monk.] Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.

4494

Monachism

Mon″a‐chism (?), n. [Cf. F. monachisme.] The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.

4495

Monacid

Mon‐ac″id (?), a. [Mon- + acid.] (Chem.) Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical; capable of neutralizing a monobasic acid; — said of bases, a...

4496

Monad

Mon″ad (?), n. [L. monas, -adis, a unit, Gr. �, �, fr. μόνοσ alone.] 1. An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.2. (Philos. of Leibnitz...

4497

Monadaria

‖Mon′a‐da″ri‐a (mŏn′ȧ‐dā″rĭ‐ȧ), n. pl. [NL. See Monad.] (Zoöl.) The Infusoria.

4498

Monadelphia

‖Mon′a‐del″phi‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. μόνοσ alone + αδελφὄσ brother.] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as...

4499

Monadelphian

{ Mon′a‐del″phi‐an (?), Mon′a‐del″phous (?), } a. [Cf. F. monadelphie.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens united in one body by the filaments.

4500

Monadic

{ Mo‐nad″ic (?), Mo‐nad″ic‐al (?), } a. Of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses. See Monad, n.Dr. H. More.

4501

Monadiform

Mo‐nad″i‐form (?), a. [Monad + -form.] (Biol.) Having the form of a monad; resembling a monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm; as, monadiform young.

4502

Monadology

Mon′ad‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Monad + -logy.] (Philos.) The doctrine or theory of monads.

4503

Monal

Mo‐nal″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus Lophophorus, as the Impeyan pheasant.

4504

Monamide

Mon‐am″ide (?), n. [Mon- + amide.] (Chem.) An amido compound with only one amido group.

4505

Monamine

Mon‐am″ine (?), n. [Mon- + amine.] (Chem.) A basic compound containing one amido group; as, methyl amine is a monamine.

4506

Monander

Mo‐nan″der (?), n.(Bot.) One of the Monandria.

4507

Monandria

‖Mo‐nan″dri‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. μόνοσ alone + ανἤρ, ανδρὄσ, a man.] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.

4508

Monandrian

Mo‐nan″dri‐an (?), a.; (Bot.) Same as Monandrous.

4509

Monandric

Mo‐nan″dric (?), a. Of or pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system of marriage.