Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Mackle (2)

Mac″kle, v. t. & i. To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.

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Macle

Ma″cle (?), n. [L. macula a spot: cf. F. macle. Cf. Mackle, Mascle.] (Min.) (a) Chiastolite; — so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See Chiastolite. (b)...

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Macled

Ma″cled (?), a. 1. (Min.) (a) Marked like macle (chiastolite). (b) Having a twin structure. See Twin, a.2. See Mascled.

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Maclurea

‖Ma‐clu″re‐a (?), n. [NL. Named from William Maclure, the geologist.] (Paleon.) A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks.

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Maclurin

Ma‐clu″rin (?), n.(Chem.) See Morintannic.

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Macrame lace

Mac″ra‐me lace″ (?). A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture.

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Macrencephalic

{ Mac′ren‐ce‐phal″ic (?), Mac′ren‐ceph″a‐lous (?), } a. [Macro + encephalic, encephalous.] Having a large brain.

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Macro-

Mac″ro– (?). [Gr. μακρόσ, adj.] A combining form signifying long, large, great; as macrodiagonal, macrospore.

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Macro-chemistry

Mac′ro–chem″is‐try (?), n. [Macro- + chemistry.] (Chem.) The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances in quantity; — distinguished fro...

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Macrobiotic

Mac′ro‐bi‐ot″ic (?), a. [Gr. � long-lived; μακρόσ long + � life: cf. F. macrobiotique.] Long-lived. Dunglison.

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Macrobiotics

Mac′ro‐bi‐ot″ics (?), n.(Physiol.) The art of prolonging life.

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Macrocephalous

Mac′ro‐ceph″a‐lous (?), a. [Macro + Gr. κεφαλή the head.] 1. Having a large head.2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass c...

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Macrochires

‖Mac′ro‐chi″res (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. μακρόσ long + � hand.] (Zoöl.) A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part...

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Macrocosm

Mac″ro‐cosm (?), n. [Macro- + Gr. � the world: cf. F. macrocosme.] The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; — contrasted with microcosm, or man. See ...

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Macrocosmic

Mac′ro‐cos″mic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the macrocosm. Tylor.

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Macrocystis

‖Mac′ro‐cys″tis (?), n. [NL. See Macro-, and Cyst.] (Bot.) An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.

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Macrodactyl

Mac′ro‐dac″tyl (măk′rō̍‐dăk″tĭl), n. [Gr. μακροδάκτυλοσ long-fingered; μακρόσ long + δάκτυλοσ finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli)...

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Macrodactylic

{ Mac′ro‐dac‐tyl″ic (?), Mac′ro‐dac″tyl‐ous (?), } a.(Zoöl.) Having long toes.

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Macrodiagonal

Mac′ro‐di‐ag″o‐nal (?), n. [Macro- + diagonal.] (Crystallog.) The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See Crystallization.

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Macrodome

Mac″ro‐dome (?), n. [Macro- + dome.] (Crystallog.) A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4.

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Macrodont

Mac″ro‐dont, a. [Macro- + Gr. οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) Having large teeth. — n. A macrodont animal.

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Macrofarad

Mac″ro‐far′ad (?), n. [Macro- + farad.] (Elec.) See Megafarad.

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Macroglossia

‖Mac′ro‐glos″si‐a (?), n. [NL. See Macro-, and Glossa.] (Med.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.

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Macrognathic

Mac′rog‐nath″ic (?), a. [Macro- + gnathic.] (Anthropol.) Long-jawed. Huxley.

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Macrograph

Mac″ro‐graph (?), n. [Macro- + -graph.] A picture of an object as seen by the naked eye (that is, unmagnified); as, a macrograph of a metallic fracture.

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Macrography

Ma‐crog″ra‐phy (?), n. Examination or study with the naked eye, as distinguished from micrography.

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Macrology

Ma‐crol″o‐gy (?), n. [L. macrologia, Gr. �; � long + λόγοσ discourse: cf. F. macrologie.] Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.