Webster's Dictionary 1913

4537

Monazite

Mon″a‐zite (mŏn″ȧ‐zīt), n. [From Gr. μονάζειν to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated crystals.] (Min.) A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, — a phosphate...

4538

Monday

Mon″day (mŭn″dā̍; 48), n. [OE. moneday, monenday, AS. mōnandæg, i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to the moon; akin to D. maandag, G. montag, OHG. mānatag, Icel. mānadagr, Dan. ...

4539

Monde

‖Monde (môNd), n. [F. See Mundane.] The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. A. Drummond.‖Le beau monde, fashionable society. See Beau monde. — ‖Demi monde. See Demimonde.

4540

Mone

Mone (?), n. The moon. Chaucer.

4541

Mone (2)

Mone, n. A moan. Chaucer.

4542

Monecian

{ Mo‐ne″cian (?), Mo‐ne″cious (?), } a.(Bot.) See Monœcian, and Monœcious.

4543

Monembryony

Mon‐em″bry‐o‐ny (?), n. [See Mono-, and Embryo.] (Bot.) The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo. — Mon‐em′bry‐on″ic (#), a.

4544

Moner

Mo″ner (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Monera.

4545

Monera

‖Mo‐ne″ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. μόνοσ single.] (Zoöl.) The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the amœbas, but are destitute of a nucleus.

4546

Moneral

Mo‐ne″ral (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Monera.

4547

Moneran

Mo‐ne″ran (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Monera. — n. One of the Monera.

4548

Moneron

‖Mo‐ne″ron (?), n.; pl. L. Monera (#); E. Monerons (#). (Zoöl.) One of the Monera.

4549

Monerula

‖Mo‐ner″u‐la (?), n. [NL., dim. of moner. See Monera.] (Biol.) A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm. It pre...

4550

Monesia

Mo‐ne″sia (?), n.(Pharm.) The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree Chrysophyllum glycyphl...

4551

Monesin

Mo‐ne″sin (?), n. The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.

4552

Monest

Mo‐nest″ (?), v. t. [See Admonish.] To warn; to admonish; to advise. Wyclif (2 Cor. v. 20).

4553

Monetary

Mon″e‐ta‐ry (?), a. [L. monetarius belonging to a mint. See Money.] Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary. “The monetary relations of Europe.” E. Everett....

4554

Moneth

Mon″eth (?), n. A month. Chaucer.

4555

Monetization

Mon′e‐ti‐za″tion (?), n. The act or process of converting into money, or of adopting as money; as, the monetization of silver.

4556

Monetize

Mon″e‐tize (?), v. t. To convert into money; to adopt as current money; as, to monetize silver.

4557

Money

Mon″ey (?), n.; pl.Moneys (#). [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See Mint place where coin is made, Mind, and cf. Moidore, Monetary.] 1. A piece of metal, as g...

4558

Money (2)

Mon″ey (?), v. t. To supply with money.

4559

Money-maker

Mon″ey–mak′er (?), n. 1. One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money.2. One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money-getting his gove...

4560

Money-making

Mon″ey–mak′ing, n. The act or process of making money; the acquisition and accumulation of wealth.Obstinacy in money-making. Milman.

4561

Money-making (2)

Mon″ey–mak′ing, a. 1. Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a money-making business.2. Successful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as, a money-making man.

4562

Moneyage

Mon″ey‐age (?), n. [Cf. F. monnayage coinage.] 1. A tax paid to the first two Norman kings of England to prevent them from debashing the coin. Hume.2. Mintage; coinage.

4563

Moneyed

Mon″eyed (?), adv. 1. Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, moneyed men. Bacon.2. Converted into money; coined.If exportation will not balance importation, away must y...