Webster's Dictionary 1913

2431

Mercurialize (2)

Mer‐cu″ri‐al‐ize, v. i. To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious.

2432

Mercurially

Mer‐cu″ri‐al‐ly, adv. In a mercurial manner.

2433

Mercuric

Mer‐cu″ric (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; — said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest prop...

2434

Mercurification

Mer‐cu′ri‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. mercurification. See Mercurify.] 1. (Metal.) The process or operation of obtaining the mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.2....

2435

Mercurify

Mer‐cu″ri‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mercurified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mercurifying (?).] [Mercury + -fy.] 1. To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be done by an...

2436

Mercurism

Mer″cu‐rism (?), n. A communication of news; an announcement. Sir T. Browne.

2437

Mercurous

Mer‐cu″rous (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; — said of those compounds of mercury in which it is present in its highest proportion...

2438

Mercury

Mer″cu‐ry (?), n. [L. Mercurius; akin to merx wares.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) A Latin god of commerce and gain; — treated by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger of t...

2439

Mercury (2)

Mer″cu‐ry, v. t. To wash with a preparation of mercury. B. Jonson.

2440

Mercy

Mer″cy (?), n.; pl.Mercies (#). [OE. merci, F. merci, L. merces, mercedis, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to misericordia pity, mercy. L. merces is prob. akin to merere to deser...

2441

Merd

Merd (?), n. [F. merde, L. merda.] Ordure; dung. Burton.

2442

Mere

Mere (mēr), n. [Written also mar.] [OE. mere, AS. mere mere, sea; akin to D. meer lake, OS. meri sea, OHG. meri, mari, G. meer, Icel. marr, Goth. marei, Russ. more, W. mor, Ir. ...

2443

Mere (2)

Mere, n. [Written also meer and mear.] [AS. gemǣre. √269.] A boundary. Bacon.

2444

Mere (3)

Mere (?), v. t. To divide, limit, or bound.Which meared her rule with Africa. Spenser.

2445

Mere (4)

Mere, n. A mare. Chaucer.

2446

Mere (5)

Mere (?), a. [Superl.Merest. The comparative is rarely or never used.] [L. merus.] 1. Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.Then entered they the mere, main sea. Chapman....

2447

Merely

Mere″ly, adv. 1. Purely; unmixedly; absolutely.Ulysses was to force forth his access,Though merely naked. Chapman.2. Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only.Prize not your life...

2448

Merenchyma

‖Me‐ren″chy‐ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � a part + -enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.) Tissue composed of spheroidal cells.

2449

Meresman

Meres″man (?), n. An officer who ascertains meres or boundaries.

2450

Merestead

Mere″stead (?), n. [Mere boundary + stead place.] The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or farm. Longfellow.

2451

Merestone

Mere″stone′ (?), n. A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark. Bacon.

2452

Meretricious

Mer′e‐tri″cious (?), a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, -icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i.e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See Merit.] 1. Of or per...

2453

Merganser

Mer‐gan″ser (?), n. [Sp. mergánsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + ánsar goose, L. anser.] (Zoöl.) Any bird of the genus Merganser, and allied genera....

2454

Merge

Merge (mẽrj), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Merged (mẽrjd); p. pr. & vb. n.Merging (mẽr″jĭng).] [L. mergere, mersum. Cf. Emerge, Immerse, Marrow.] To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; ...

2455

Merge (2)

Merge, v. i. To be sunk, swallowed up, or lost.Native irresolution had merged in stronger motives. I. Taylor.

2456

Merger

Mer″ger (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, merges.2. (Law) An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater.

2457

Mericarp

Mer″i‐carp (?), n. [Gr. μέροσ a part + καρπόσ fruit.] (Bot.) One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See Cremocarp.