Webster's Dictionary 1913

2080

Meistersinger

‖Meis″ter‐sing′er (?), n. See Mastersinger.

2081

Mekhitarist

Mekh″i‐tar‐ist (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) See Mechitarist.

2082

Melaconite

Me‐lac″o‐nite (?), n. [Gr. μέλασ black + � dust.] (Min.) An earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other ores.

2083

Melada

{ ‖Me‐la″da (?), ‖Me‐la″do (?), } n. [Sp., prop. p. p. of melar to sugar, candy, fr. L. mel honey. See Molasses.] A mixture of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from t...

2084

Melæna

‖Me‐læ″na (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μέλασ, m., μέλαινα, f., black.] (Med.) A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of altered blood.

2085

Melain

Mel″ain (?), n. [See Melæna.] The dark coloring matter of the liquid of the cuttlefish.

2086

Melainotype

Me‐lai″no‐type (?), n. See Melanotype.

2087

Melam

Me″lam (mē″lăm), n. [Cf. F. mélam.] (Chem.) A white or buff-colored granular powder, C6H9N11, obtained by heating ammonium sulphocyanate.

2088

Melamine

Me‐lam″ine (?), n.(Chem.) A strong nitrogenous base, C3H6N6, produced from several cyanogen compounds, and obtained as a white crystalline substance, — formerly supposed to be p...

2089

Melampode

Mel″am‐pode (?), n. [Gr. μελαμπόδιον; of uncertain origin.] The black hellebore. Spenser.

2090

Melampyrin

{ Mel′am‐py″rin (?), Mel′am‐py″rite (?), } n. [NL. Melampyrum cowwheat; Gr. μέλασ black + πυρόσ wheat.] (Chem.) The saccharine substance dulcite; — so called because found in th...

2091

Melanæmia

‖Mel′a‐næ″mi‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μέλασ, -ανοσ, black + αἱ̑μα blood.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the blood contains black pigment either floating freely or imbedded i...

2092

Melanagogue

Me‐lan″a‐gogue (?), n. [Gr. μέλασ, -ανοσ, black + � leading, driving, � to lead.] (Med.) A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler.

2093

Melancholia

‖Mel′an‐cho″li‐a (?), n. [L. See Melancholy.] (Med.) A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding ove...

2094

Melancholian

Mel′an‐cho″li‐an (?), n. A person affected with melancholy; a melancholic. Dr. J. Scott.

2095

Melancholic

Mel″an‐chol′ic (?), a. [L. melancholicus, Gr. �: cf. F. mélancholique.] Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy.Just as the melancholic eyeSees fleets and ...

2096

Melancholic (2)

Mel″an‐chol′ic, n. 1. One affected with a gloomy state of mind. J. Spenser.2. A gloomy state of mind; melancholy. Clarendon.

2097

Melancholily

Mel″an‐chol′i‐ly (?), adv. In a melancholy manner.

2098

Melancholiness

Mel″an‐chol′i‐ness, n. The state or quality of being melancholy. Hallywell.

2099

Melancholious

Mel′an‐cho″li‐ous (?), a. [Cf. OF. melancholieux.] Melancholy. Milton.

2100

Melancholist

Mel″an‐chol‐ist (?), n. One affected with melancholy or dejection. Glanvill.

2101

Melancholize

Mel″an‐cho‐lize (?), v. i. To become gloomy or dejected in mind. Barrow.

2102

Melancholize (2)

Mel″an‐cho‐lize, v. t. To make melancholy.

2103

Melancholy

Mel″an‐chol‐y (?), n. [OE. melancolie, F. mélancolie, L. melancholia, fr. Gr. �; μέλασ, -ανοσ, black + � gall, bile. See Malice, and 1st Gall.]1. Depression of spirits; a gloomy...

2104

Melancholy (2)

Mel″an‐chol‐y, a. 1. Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal. Shak.2. Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a melancholy event.3. ...

2105

Melanconiaceæ

Mel′an‐co′ni‐a″ce‐æ (?), n. pl.(Bot.) A family of fungi constituting the order Melanconiales. — Mel′an‐co′ni‐a″ceous (#), a.

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Melanconiales

Mel′an‐co′ni‐a″les (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Melanconium, name of the typical genus, fr. Gr. � black + � dust, in allusion to the dark spores.] (Bot.) The smallest of the three orde...