Webster's Dictionary 1913

2377

Mentorial

Men‐to″ri‐al (?), a. [From Mentor.] Containing advice or admonition.

2378

Mentum

‖Men″tum (?), n.(Zoöl.) The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium.

2379

Menu

‖Me‐nu″ (?), n. [F., slender, thin, minute. See 4th Minute.] The details of a banquet; a bill of fare.

2380

Menuse

Me″nuse (?), v. i. See Amenuse.

2381

Meow

Me‐ow″ (?), v. i. & n. See 6th and 7th Mew.

2382

Mephistophelian

Meph′is‐to‐phe″li‐an (? or?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, “a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;” devilish; crafty.

2383

Mephitic

{ Me‐phit″ic (?), Me‐phit″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. mephiticus, fr. mephitis mephitis: cf. F. méphitique.] 1. Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic exhalations; me...

2384

Mephitis

‖Me‐phi″tis (?), n. [L. mephitis: cf. F. méphitis.] 1. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.2. (Zoöl.) A genus of mamma...

2385

Mephitism

Meph″i‐tism (?), n. Same as Mephitis, 1.

2386

Meracious

Me‐ra″cious (?), a. [L. meracus, fr. merus pure, inmixed.] Being without mixture or adulteration; hence, strong; racy.

2387

Mercable

Mer″ca‐ble (?), a. [L. mercabilis, fr. mercari to trade, traffic, buy. See Merchant.] Capable of being bought or sold.

2388

Mercantile

Mer″can‐tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It. mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to traffic. See Merchant.] Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of ...

2389

Mercaptal

Mer‐cap″tal (?), n. [Mercaptan + aldehyde.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of compounds of mercaptans with aldehydes.

2390

Mercaptan

Mer‐cap″tan (?), n. [F., fr. NL. mercurius mercury + L. captans, p. pr. of captare to seize, v. intens. fr. capere.] (Chem.) Any one of series of compounds, hydrosulphides of al...

2391

Mercaptide

Mer‐cap″tide (? or?), n.(Chem.) A compound of mercaptan formed by replacing its sulphur hydrogen by a metal; as, potassium mercaptide, C2H5SK.

2392

Mercat

Mer″cat (?), n. [L. mercatus: cf. It. mercato. See Market.] Market; trade. Bp. Sprat.

2393

Mercatante

Mer′ca‐tan″te (?; It.?), n. [It. See Merchant.] A foreign trader. Shak.

2394

Mercator's chart

Mer‐ca″tor's chart″ (?). See under Chart, and see Mercator's projection, under Projection.

2395

Mercature

Mer″ca‐ture (?; 135), n. [L. mercatura commerce.] Commerce; traffic; trade.

2396

Merce

Merce (?), v. t. [See Amerce.] To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.

2397

Mercenaria

‖Mer′ce‐na″ri‐a (?), n. [NL. See Mercenary.] (Zoöl.) The quahog.

2398

Mercenarian

Mer′ce‐na″ri‐an (–an), n. A mercenary.

2399

Mercenarily

Mer″ce‐na′ri‐ly (?), adv. In a mercenary manner.

2400

Mercenariness

Mer″ce‐na‐ri‐ness, n. The quality or state of being mercenary; venality. Boyle.

2401

Mercenary

Mer″ce‐na‐ry (?), a. [OE. mercenarie, F. mercenaire, fr. L. mercenarius, fr. merces wages, reward. See Mercy.] 1. Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; vena...

2402

Mercenary (2)

Mer″ce‐na‐ry (?), n.; pl.Mercenaries (�). One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service. Milman.

2403

Mercer

Mer″cer (?), n. [F. mercier, fr. L. merx, mercis, wares, merchandise. See Merchant.] Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fa...