Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Malaga

Mal″a‐ga (?), n. A city and a province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, Malaga grapes, Malaga raisins, Malaga wines.

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Malagash

‖Mal′a‐gash″ (?), n. Same as Malagasy.

516

Malagasy

Mal′a‐gas″y (?), n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Madagascar; also (sing.), the language.

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Malaise

‖Ma′laise″ (?), n. [F., fr. mal ill + aise ease.] (Med.) An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.

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Malamate

Ma‐lam″ate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of malamic acid.

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Malambo

‖Ma‐lam″bo (?), n. A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo.

520

Malamethane

Mal′am‐eth″ane (?), n. [Malamic + ethane.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.

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Malamic

Ma‐lam″ic (?), a. [Malic + amic.] (Chem.) Of or designating an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts.

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Malamide

Ma‐lam″ide (?), n. [Malic + amide.] (Chem.) The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.

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Malanders

Mal″an‐ders (?), n. pl. [F. malandres, fr. L. malandria blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses.] (Far.) A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg...

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Malapert

Mal″a‐pert (?), a. [OF. malapert unskillful, ill-taught, ill-bred; mal ill + apert open, adroit, intelligent, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire to open. See Malice, and Aperient.] Bo...

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Malapropism

Mal″a‐prop‐ism (?), n. [From Mrs. Malaprop, a character in Sheridan's drama, “ The Rivals,” who makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See Malapropos.] A grotesque misuse o...

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Malapropos

Mal‐ap″ro‐pos′ (?), a. & adv. [F. mal à propos; mal evil + à propos to the purpose.] Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.

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Malapterurus

‖Mal‐ap′te‐ru″rus (măl‐ăp′tē̍‐rṳ″rŭs), n. [NL., from Gr. μαλακόσ soft + πτερόν wing + ουρἄ tail.] (Zoöl.) A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. S...

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Malar

Ma″lar (?), a. [L. mala the cheek: cf. F. malaire.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.

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Malar (2)

Ma″lar (?), n.(Anat.) The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.

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Malaria

Ma‐la″ri‐a (?), n. [It., contr. fr. malaaria bad air. See Malice, and Air.] 1. Air infected with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhala...

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Malaria parasite

Malaria parasite. Any of several minute protozoans of the genus Plasmodium (syn. Hæmatozoön) which in their adult condition live in the tissues of mosquitoes of the genus Anophe...

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Malarial

{ Ma‐la″ri‐al (?), Ma‐la″ri‐an (?), Ma‐la″ri‐ous (?) }, a. Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria.Malarial fever(Med.), a fever produced by malaria, and characterized by t...

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Malashaganay

Ma′la‐sha″ga‐nay (?), n.(Zoöl.) The fresh-water drumfish (Haploidonotus grunniens).

534

Malassimilation

Mal′as‐sim′i‐la″tion (?), n. [Mal- + assimilation.] (Physiol.) (a) Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of the food. (b) An imperfect elaboration by the tissu...

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Malate

Ma″late (?), n. [L. malum apple: cf. F. malate. See Malic.] (Chem.) A salt of malic acid.

536

Malax

{ Ma″lax (?), Ma‐lax″ate (?), } v. t. [L. malaxare, malaxatum, cf. Gr. �, fr. � soft: cf. F. malaxer.] To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.

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Malaxation

Mal′ax‐a″tion (?), n. [L. malaxatio: cf. F. malaxation.] The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.

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Malaxator

Mal″ax‐a′tor (?), n. One who, or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass.

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Malay

Ma‐lay″ (?), n. One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.

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Malay (2)

{ Ma‐lay″ (?), Ma‐lay″an (?), } a. Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. — n. The Malay language.Malay apple(Bot.), a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis) common in ...