Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Malonyl

Mal″o‐nyl (?), n. [Malonic + -yl.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, CH2.(CO)2, from malonic acid.

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Malpais

Mal″pais′ (?), n. [Cf. Sp. mal, malo, bad, and país country.] (Geol.) The rough surface of a congealed lava stream.

651

Malpighia

‖Mal‐pi″ghi‐a (?), n. [NL. See Malpighian.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens are...

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Malpighiaceous

Mal‐pi′ghi‐a″ceous (?), a.(Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs (Malpighiaceæ), some of them climbing plants, and their stems for...

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Malpighian

Mal‐pi″ghi‐an (?), a.(Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.Malpighiancapsules or corpuscles, the globular dila...

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Malposition

Mal′po‐si″tion (?), n. [Mal- + position.] A wrong position.

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Malpractice

Mal‐prac″tice (?), n. [Mal- + practice.] Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary to established rules; specifically, the treatment of a case by a surgeon or...

656

Malt

Malt (?), n. [AS. mealt; akin to D. mout, G. malz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. malt, and E. melt. √108. See Melt.] Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forci...

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Malt (2)

Malt, a. Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.Malt liquor, an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt. — Malt dust, fine ...

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Malt (3)

Malt, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Malted: p. pr. & vb. n.Malting.] To make into malt; as, to malt barley.

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Malt (4)

Malt, v. i. To become malt; also, to make grain into malt. Mortimer.

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Maltalent

Mal″ta‐lent (?), n. [F. See Malice, and Talent.] Ill will; malice. Rom. of R.Spenser.

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Maltese

Mal‐tese″ (?), a. Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants. — n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta.Maltese cat(Zoöl.), a mouse-colored vari...

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Maltha

‖Mal″tha (măl″thȧ), n. [L., fr. Gr. μάλθα.] 1. A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.2. Mortar. Holland.

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Malthusian

Mal‐thu″sian (?), a. Of or pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R. Malthus, or conforming to his views; as, Malthusian theories.☞ Malthus held that population tend...

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Malthusian (2)

Mal‐thu″sian, n. A follower of Malthus.

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Malthusianism

Mal‐thu″sian‐ism (?), n. The system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.

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Maltin

{ Malt″in (?), Malt″ine (?), } n.(Physiol. Chem.) The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing...

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Malting

Malt″ing (?), n. The process of making, or of becoming malt.

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Maltman

Malt″man (?), n.; pl.Maltmen (�). A man whose occupation is to make malt.

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Maltonic

Mal‐ton″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif., designating an acid called also gluconic or dextronic acid. See Gluconic.

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Maltose

Malt″ose′ (ma̤lt″ōs′), n. [From Malt.] (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancre...

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Maltreat

Mal‐treat″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Maltreated; p. pr. & vb. n.Maltreating.] [Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.

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Maltreatment

Mal‐treat″ment (?), n.; [Cf. F. maltraitement.] Ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.

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Maltster

Malt″ster (?), n. A maltman. Swift.

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Maltworm

Malt″worm′ (?), n. A tippler. Shak.

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Malty

Malt″y (?), a. Containing, or like, malt. Dickens.