Webster's Dictionary 1913

2890

Methodism

Meth″o‐dism (?), n.(Eccl.) The system of doctrines, polity, and worship, of the sect called Methodists. Bp. Warburton.

2891

Methodist

Meth″o‐dist (?), n. [Cf. F. méthodiste. See Method.] 1. One who observes method.2. One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on ...

2892

Methodist (2)

Meth″o‐dist, a. Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder.

2893

Methodistic

{ Meth′o‐dis″tic (?), Meth′o‐dis″tic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to methodists, or to the Methodists. — Meth′o‐dis″tic‐al‐ly, adv.

2894

Methodization

Meth′od‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The act or process of methodizing, or the state of being methodized.

2895

Methodize

Meth″od‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Methodized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Methodizing (?).] To reduce to method; to dispose in due order; to arrange in a convenient manner; as, to meth...

2896

Methodizer

Meth″od‐i′zer (?), n. One who methodizes.

2897

Methodological

Meth′od‐o‐log″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to methodology.

2898

Methodology

Meth′od‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � method + -logy.] The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method. Coleridge.

2899

Methol

Meth″ol (?), n. [Gr. � wine + -ol.] (Chem.) The technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit; also, by extension, the class name of any of the series of alcohols of the metha...

2900

Methought

Me‐thought″ (?), imp. of Methinks.

2901

Methoxyl

Meth‐ox″yl (?), n. [Methyl + hydroxyl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical, CH3O, analogous to hydroxyl.

2902

Methyl

Meth″yl (?), n. [See Methylene.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, CH3, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of man...

2903

Methylal

Meth″yl‐al (?), n. [Methylene + alcohol.] (Chem.) A light, volatile liquid, H2C(OCH3)2, regarded as a complex ether, and having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the p...

2904

Methylamine

Meth′yl‐am″ine (? or?), n.(Chem.) See Methyl amine, under Methyl.

2905

Methylate

Meth″yl‐ate (?), n. [Methyl + alcoholate.] (Chem.) An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate; as, sod...

2906

Methylate (2)

Meth″yl‐ate (?), v. t. To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.

2907

Methylated

Meth″yl‐a′ted (?), a.(Chem.) Impregnated with, or containing, methyl alcohol or wood spirit; as, methylated spirits.

2908

Methylene

Meth″yl‐ene (?), n. [F. méthylène, from Gr. � wine + � wood; — a word coined to correspond to the name wood spirit.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, CH2, not known in the free st...

2909

Methylic

Me‐thyl″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, methyl; specifically, designating methyl alcohol. See under Methyl.

2910

Methysticin

Me‐thys″ti‐cin (?), n.(Chem.) A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the thick rootstock of a species of pepper (Piper methysticum) of the South Sea Islands; — cal...

2911

Metic

Met″ic (? or?; 277), n. [Gr. �, prop., changing one's abode; �, indicating change + � house, abode: cf. L. metoecus, F. métèque.] (Gr. Antiq.) A sojourner; an immigrant; an alie...

2912

Meticulous

Me‐tic″u‐lous (?), a. [L. meticulosus, fr. metus fear: cf. F. méticuleux.] Timid; fearful.— Me‐tic″u‐lous‐ly, adv.

2913

Métier

‖Mé′tier″ (?), n. Calling; vocation; business; trade.Not only is it the business of no one to preach the truth but it is the métier of many to conceal it. A. R. Colquhoun.

2914

Métif

{ ‖Mé′tif″ (?), n. m.‖Mé′tive″ (?), n. f. } See Métis.

2915

Métis

{ ‖Mé′tis″ (?), n. m.‖Mé′tisse″ (?), n. f. } [F.; akin to Sp. mestizo. See Mestizo.] 1. The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.2. The offspring of a white person...

2916

Metoche

Met″o‐che (?), n.(Arch.) (a) The space between two dentils. (b) The space between two triglyphs.