Webster's Dictionary 1913

2539

Mesdames

‖Mes′dames″ (F.?, E.?), n., pl. of Madame and Madam.

2540

Meseems

Me‐seems″ (?), v. impers. [imp.Meseemed (?).] It seems to me.

2541

Mesel

Me″sel (?), n. [See Measle.] A leper.

2542

Meselry

Me″sel‐ry (?), n. Leprosy. Chaucer.

2543

Mesembryanthemum

‖Me‐sem′bry‐an″the‐mum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μεσημβρία midday + ἄνθοσ flower.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves a...

2544

Mesencephalic

Mes′en‐ce‐phal″ic (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain.

2545

Mesencephalon

‖Mes′en‐ceph″a‐lon (?), n. [NL. See Meso- and Encephalon.] (Anat.) The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen. See Brain.

2546

Mesenchyma

‖Mes‐en″chy‐ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μέσοσ middle + -enchyma, as in E. parenchyma.] (Biol.) The part of the mesoblast which gives rise to the connective tissues and blood.

2547

Mesenteric

Mes′en‐ter″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. mésentérique.] (Anat.) Pertaining to a mesentery; mesaraic.

2548

Mesenteron

‖Mes‐en″te‐ron (?), n. [NL. See Meso-, and Enteron.] (Anat.) All that part of the alimentary canal which is developed from the primitive enteron and is lined with hypoblast. It ...

2549

Mesentery

Mes″en‐ter‐y (?; 277), n. [Gr. μεσεντέριον, μέσοσ + ἔντερον intestine: cf. F. mésentère.]1. (Anat.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneu...

2550

Meseraic

Mes′e‐ra″ic (?), a.(Anat.) Mesaraic.

2551

Mesethmoid

Mes‐eth″moid (?), a. [Mes- + ethmoid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the middle of the ethmoid region or ethmoid bone. — n.(Anat.) The median vertical plate, or median element, of...

2552

Mesh

Mesh (mĕsh), n. [AS. masc, max, mæscre; akin to D. maas, masche, OHG. masca, Icel. möskvi; cf. Lith. mazgas a knot, megsti to weave nets, to knot.] 1. The opening or space inclo...

2553

Mesh (2)

Mesh, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Meshed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Meshing.] To catch in a mesh. Surrey.

2554

Mesh (3)

Mesh, v. i.(Gearing) To engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels.

2555

Meshed

Meshed (?), a. Mashed; brewed. Shak.

2556

Meshy

Mesh″y (?), a. Formed with meshes; netted.

2557

Mesiad

Mes″i‐ad (?), adv. [Gr. μέσοσ middle + L. ad to.] (Anat.) Toward, or on the side toward, the mesial plane; mesially; — opposed to laterad.

2558

Mesial

Me″sial (?; 277), a. [Gr. μέσοσ middle.] (Anat.) Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; — opposed to lateral.Mesial plane. (Anat.) See Meson.

2559

Mesially

Me″sial‐ly, adv.(Anat.) In, near, or toward, the mesial plane; mesiad.

2560

Mesityl

Mes″i‐tyl (?), n.(Chem.) A hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl oxide.Mesityl oxide(Chem.), a volatile liquid having the odor of peppermint, obtained by ce...

2561

Mesitylenate

Me‐sit″y‐le‐nate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of mesitylenic acid.

2562

Mesitylene

Me‐sit″y‐lene (?), n.(Chem.) A colorless, fragrant liquid, C6H3(CH3)3, of the benzene series of hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with sulphuric acid. — Me‐sit′y‐len″...

2563

Mesitylol

Me‐sit″y‐lol (?), n. [Mesitylene + -ol.] (Chem.) A crystalline substance obtained from mesitylene.

2564

Meslin

Mes″lin (? or?), n. See Maslin.

2565

Mesmeree

Mes′mer‐ee″ (?), n. A person subjected to mesmeric influence; one who is mesmerized.