Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Molosses

Mo‐los″ses (?), n. Molasses.

4457

Molossine

Mo‐los″sine (?), n.(Zoöl.) A bat of the genus Molossus, as the monk bat.

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Molossus

‖Mo‐los″sus (?), n.(Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A foot of three long syllables. [Written also molosse.]

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Molt

Molt (?), obs.imp. of Melt. Chaucer.Spenser.

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Molt (2)

{ Molt, Moult } (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n.Molting or Moulting.] [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.] [The prevalent spel...

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Molt (3)

{ Molt, Moult, } v. t. To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.

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Molt (4)

{ Molt, Moult, } n. The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting.

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Moltable

Molt″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible.

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Molten

Mol″ten (?), a. [See Melt.] 1. Melted; being in a state of fusion, esp. when the liquid state is produced by a high degree of heat; as, molten iron.2. Made by melting and castin...

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Molto

‖Mol″to (?), adv.(Mus.) Much; very; as, molto adagio, very slow.

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Moly

Mo″ly (?), n. 1. A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe...

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Molybdate

Mo‐lyb″date (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of molybdic acid.

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Molybdena

Mol′yb‐de″na (?), n. [L. molybdaena galena, Gr. �, fr. � lead.] (Min.) See Molybdenite.

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Molybdenite

Mo‐lyb″de‐nite (?), n. [Cf. F. molybdénite. See Molybdena.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum.

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Molybdenous

Mo‐lyb″de‐nous (?), a.(Chem.) See Molybdous.

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Molybdenum

Mol′yb‐de″num (?), n. [NL.: cf. F. molybdène. See Molybdena.] (Chem.) A rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and wh...

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Molybdic

Mo‐lyb″dic (?), a. [Cf. F. molybdique. See molybdena.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the element has a high...

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Molybdite

Mo‐lyb″dite (?), n.(Min.) Molybdic ocher.

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Molybdous

Mo‐lyb″dous (?), a. [See Molybdena.] Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted wit...

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Mome

Mome (?), n. [Cf. Mumm, Momus.] A dull, silent person; a blockhead. Spenser.

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Moment

Mo″ment (?), n. [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See Move, and cf. Momentum, Movement.] 1. A minute portion of time; a point...

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Momental

Mo‐men″tal (?), a. [Cf. OF. momental.] 1. Lasting but a moment; brief.Not one momental minute doth she swerve. Breton.2. Important; momentous.3. (Mech.) Of or pertaining to mome...

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Momentally

Mo‐men″tal‐ly, adv. For a moment.

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Momentaneous

{ Mo′men‐ta″ne‐ous (?), Mo″men‐ta‐ny (?), } a. [L. momentaneus: cf. F. momentané.] Momentary. Hooker. “Momentany as a sound.” Shak.

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Momentarily

Mo″men‐ta‐ri‐ly (?), adv. Every moment; from moment to moment. Shenstone.

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Momentariness

Mo″men‐ta‐ri‐ness, n. The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.

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Momentary

Mo″men‐ta‐ry (?), a. [L. momentarius. See Moment.] Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang.This momentary joy breeds months o...