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English Dictionary: molecule	by the DICT Development Group
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mail clerk n a clerk in a post office [syn: postal clerk, {mail clerk}]
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mail slot n a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered
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mail-clad adj wearing protective mail Synonym(s): mail-clad, mailed
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Malaclemys n American terrapins Synonym(s): Malaclemys, genus Malaclemys
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Malaclemys centrata n of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States Synonym(s): diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys centrata
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malacologist n a zoologist specializing in the study of mollusks
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malacology n the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks
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Malcolm Little n militant civil rights leader (1925-1965) [syn: Malcolm X, Malcolm Little]
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Malcolm Lowry n English novelist (1909-1957) [syn: Lowry, {Malcolm Lowry}, Clarence Malcolm Lowry]
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Malcolm stock n any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia Synonym(s): Malcolm stock, stock
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Malcolm X n militant civil rights leader (1925-1965) [syn: Malcolm X, Malcolm Little]
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Malcolmia n genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan Synonym(s): Malcolmia, genus Malcolmia
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Malcolmia maritima n erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania Synonym(s): Virginian stock, Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritima
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male child n a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" Synonym(s): male child, boy Antonym(s): female child, girl, little girl
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malocclusion n (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally
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Malus sylvestris n wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples Synonym(s): wild crab, Malus sylvestris
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Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson n Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) [syn: Gibson, Mel Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson]
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Melogale n a genus of Mustelidae Synonym(s): Melogale, genus Melogale
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miles gloriosus n a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)
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milk glass n a milky white translucent or opaque glass [syn: {opal glass}, milk glass]
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milk leg n painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth Synonym(s): milk leg, white leg, phlegmasia alba dolens
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milkless adj having no milk; "milkless breasts"
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milklike adj resembling milk in color not clear; "milky glass" [syn: milky, milklike, whitish]
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mole salamander n brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States Synonym(s): mole salamander, Ambystoma talpoideum
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molecular adj relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules; "molecular structure"; "molecular oxygen"; "molecular weight is the sum of all the atoms in a molecule" relating to simple or elementary organization; "proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception"--G.A. Miller Antonym(s): molar(a)
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molecular biologist n a biologist who studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life
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molecular biology n the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)
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molecular formula n a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight
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molecular genetics n the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level
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molecular weight n (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule Synonym(s): molecular weight, relative molecular mass
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molecule n (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything Synonym(s): atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
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Molucella n small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated Synonym(s): Molucella, genus Molucella
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Molucella laevis n aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyx Synonym(s): molucca balm, bells of Ireland, Molucella laevis
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mulishly adv in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" Synonym(s): stubbornly, pig-headedly, obdurately, mulishly, obstinately, cussedly
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Mailclad \Mail"clad`\, a. Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armor. --Sir W. Scott.
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Mail-shell \Mail"-shell`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A chiton.
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Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys acebra}) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys rugosa}), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also {potter}, {slider}, and {redfender}), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys palustris}), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. {Alligator terrapin}, the snapping turtle. {Mud terrapin}, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus {Cinosternon}. {Painted terrapin}, the painted turtle. See under {Painted}. {Speckled terrapin}, a small fresh-water American terrapin ({Chelopus guttatus}) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also {spotted turtle}.
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Malacolite \Mal"acolite\, n. [Gr. [?] soft + -lite.] (Min.) A variety of pyroxene.
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Malacologist \Mal`acol"ogist\, n. One versed in the science of malacology.
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Malacology \Mal`acol"ogy\, n. [Gr. [?] soft + -logy: cf. F. malacologie.] The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.
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Mahon stock \Ma*hon" stock`\ (Bot.) An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers ({Malcolmia maritima}). It is called in England {Virginia stock}, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.
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Melissyl \Me*lis"syl\, n. [Melissic +yl.] (Chem.) See {Myricyl}.
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Myricyl \Myr"i*cyl\, n. [Myricin + -yl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin; -- called also {melissyl}.
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Melissyl \Me*lis"syl\, n. [Melissic +yl.] (Chem.) See {Myricyl}.
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Myricyl \Myr"i*cyl\, n. [Myricin + -yl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin; -- called also {melissyl}.
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Melene \Mel"ene\, n. [Melissic + ethylene.] (Chem.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, {C30H60}, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; -- called also {melissene}, and {melissylene}.
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Melissylene \Melis"sylene\, n. [Melissic + -yl + -ene.] (Chem.) See {Melene}.
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Melene \Mel"ene\, n. [Melissic + ethylene.] (Chem.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, {C30H60}, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; -- called also {melissene}, and {melissylene}.
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Melissylene \Melis"sylene\, n. [Melissic + -yl + -ene.] (Chem.) See {Melene}.
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Milk \Milk\, n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj[?]ok, Sw. mj[94]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk, OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. [?]. [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Milch}, {Emulsion}, {Milt} soft roe of fishes.] 1. (Physiol.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts. [bd]White as morne milk.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. (Bot.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color, found in certain plants; latex. See {Latex}. 3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and water. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster. {Condensed milk}. See under {Condense}, v. t. {Milk crust} (Med.), vesicular eczema occurring on the face and scalp of nursing infants. See {Eczema}. {Milk fever}. (a) (Med.) A fever which accompanies or precedes the first lactation. It is usually transitory. (b) (Vet. Surg.) A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle; also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after calving. {Milk glass}, glass having a milky appearance. {Milk knot} (Med.), a hard lump forming in the breast of a nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and congestion of the mammary glands. {Milk leg} (Med.), a swollen condition of the leg, usually in puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular tissue. {Milk meats}, food made from milk, as butter and cheese. [Obs.] --Bailey. {Milk mirror}. Same as {Escutcheon}, 2. {Milk molar} (Anat.), one of the deciduous molar teeth which are shed and replaced by the premolars. {Milk of lime} (Chem.), a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate, produced by macerating quicklime in water. {Milk parsley} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Peucedanum palustre}) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice. {Milk pea} (Bot.), a genus ({Galactia}) of leguminous and, usually, twining plants. {Milk sickness} (Med.), a peculiar malignant disease, occurring in some parts of the Western United States, and affecting certain kinds of farm stock (esp. cows), and persons who make use of the meat or dairy products of infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food, and to polluted drinking water. {Milk snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless American snake ({Ophibolus triangulus}, or {O. eximius}). It is variously marked with white, gray, and red. Called also {milk adder}, {chicken snake}, {house snake}, etc. {Milk sugar}. (Physiol. Chem.) See {Lactose}, and {Sugar of milk} (below). {Milk thistle} (Bot.), an esculent European thistle ({Silybum marianum}), having the veins of its leaves of a milky whiteness. {Milk thrush}. (Med.) See {Thrush}. {Milk tooth} (Anat.), one of the temporary first set of teeth in young mammals; in man there are twenty. {Milk tree} (Bot.), a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow tree of South America ({Brosimum Galactodendron}), and the {Euphorbia balsamifera} of the Canaries, the milk of both of which is wholesome food. {Milk vessel} (Bot.), a special cell in the inner bark of a plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is contained. See {Latex}. {Rock milk}. See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}. {Sugar of milk}. The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an article of diet. See {Lactose}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Milk \Milk\, n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj[?]ok, Sw. mj[94]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk, OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. [?]. [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Milch}, {Emulsion}, {Milt} soft roe of fishes.] 1. (Physiol.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts. [bd]White as morne milk.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. (Bot.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color, found in certain plants; latex. See {Latex}. 3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and water. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster. {Condensed milk}. See under {Condense}, v. t. {Milk crust} (Med.), vesicular eczema occurring on the face and scalp of nursing infants. See {Eczema}. {Milk fever}. (a) (Med.) A fever which accompanies or precedes the first lactation. It is usually transitory. (b) (Vet. Surg.) A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle; also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after calving. {Milk glass}, glass having a milky appearance. {Milk knot} (Med.), a hard lump forming in the breast of a nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and congestion of the mammary glands. {Milk leg} (Med.), a swollen condition of the leg, usually in puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular tissue. {Milk meats}, food made from milk, as butter and cheese. [Obs.] --Bailey. {Milk mirror}. Same as {Escutcheon}, 2. {Milk molar} (Anat.), one of the deciduous molar teeth which are shed and replaced by the premolars. {Milk of lime} (Chem.), a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate, produced by macerating quicklime in water. {Milk parsley} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Peucedanum palustre}) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice. {Milk pea} (Bot.), a genus ({Galactia}) of leguminous and, usually, twining plants. {Milk sickness} (Med.), a peculiar malignant disease, occurring in some parts of the Western United States, and affecting certain kinds of farm stock (esp. cows), and persons who make use of the meat or dairy products of infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food, and to polluted drinking water. {Milk snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless American snake ({Ophibolus triangulus}, or {O. eximius}). It is variously marked with white, gray, and red. Called also {milk adder}, {chicken snake}, {house snake}, etc. {Milk sugar}. (Physiol. Chem.) See {Lactose}, and {Sugar of milk} (below). {Milk thistle} (Bot.), an esculent European thistle ({Silybum marianum}), having the veins of its leaves of a milky whiteness. {Milk thrush}. (Med.) See {Thrush}. {Milk tooth} (Anat.), one of the temporary first set of teeth in young mammals; in man there are twenty. {Milk tree} (Bot.), a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow tree of South America ({Brosimum Galactodendron}), and the {Euphorbia balsamifera} of the Canaries, the milk of both of which is wholesome food. {Milk vessel} (Bot.), a special cell in the inner bark of a plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is contained. See {Latex}. {Rock milk}. See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}. {Sugar of milk}. The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an article of diet. See {Lactose}.
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Milkily \Milk"i*ly\, adv. In a milky manner.
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Milk-livered \Milk"-liv`ered\, a. White-livered; cowardly; timorous.
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Molecular \Molec"ular\, a. [Cf. F. mol[82]culare. See {Molecule}.] (Phys. & Chem.) Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc. {Molecular attraction} (Phys.), attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances. {Molecular weight} (Chem.), the weight of a molecule of any gas or vapor as compared with the hydrogen atom as a standard; the sum of the atomic weights of the constituents of a molecule; thus, the molecular weight of water ({H2O}) is 18.
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Molecular \Molec"ular\, a. [Cf. F. mol[82]culare. See {Molecule}.] (Phys. & Chem.) Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc. {Molecular attraction} (Phys.), attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances. {Molecular weight} (Chem.), the weight of a molecule of any gas or vapor as compared with the hydrogen atom as a standard; the sum of the atomic weights of the constituents of a molecule; thus, the molecular weight of water ({H2O}) is 18.
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Formula \For"mu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Formulas}, L. {Formul[91]}. [L., dim. of forma form, model. See{Form}, n.] 1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said. 2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines. 3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula. 4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound. 5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound. Note: Chemical formul[91] consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained. {Empirical formula} (Chem.), an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula of acetic acid is {C2H4O2}. {Graphic formula}, {Rational formula} (Chem.), an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is {CH3.(C:O).OH}; -- called also {structural formula}, {constitutional formula}, etc. See also the formula of {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}. {Molecular formula} (Chem.), a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
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Volume \Vol"ume\, n. [F., from L. volumen a roll of writing, a book, volume, from volvere, volutum, to roll. See {Voluble}.] 1. A roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the ancients. [Obs.] The papyrus, and afterward the parchment, was joined together [by the ancients] to form one sheet, and then rolled upon a staff into a volume (volumen). --Encyc. Brit. 2. Hence, a collection of printed sheets bound together, whether containing a single work, or a part of a work, or more than one work; a book; a tome; especially, that part of an extended work which is bound up together in one cover; as, a work in four volumes. An odd volume of a set of books bears not the value of its proportion to the set. --Franklin. 4. Anything of a rounded or swelling form resembling a roll; a turn; a convolution; a coil. So glides some trodden serpent on the grass, And long behind wounded volume trails. --Dryden. Undulating billows rolling their silver volumes. --W. Irving. 4. Dimensions; compass; space occupied, as measured by cubic units, that is, cubic inches, feet, yards, etc.; mass; bulk; as, the volume of an elephant's body; a volume of gas. 5. (Mus.) Amount, fullness, quantity, or caliber of voice or tone. {Atomic volume}, {Molecular volume} (Chem.), the ratio of the atomic and molecular weights divided respectively by the specific gravity of the substance in question. {Specific volume} (Physics & Chem.), the quotient obtained by dividing unity by the specific gravity; the reciprocal of the specific gravity. It is equal (when the specific gravity is referred to water at 4[deg] C. as a standard) to the number of cubic centimeters occupied by one gram of the substance.
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Molecular \Molec"ular\, a. [Cf. F. mol[82]culare. See {Molecule}.] (Phys. & Chem.) Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc. {Molecular attraction} (Phys.), attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances. {Molecular weight} (Chem.), the weight of a molecule of any gas or vapor as compared with the hydrogen atom as a standard; the sum of the atomic weights of the constituents of a molecule; thus, the molecular weight of water ({H2O}) is 18.
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Molecularity \Molec`ular"i*ty\, n. (Phys. & Chem.) The state of consisting of molecules; the state or quality of being molecular.
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Molecularly \Molec"ular*ly\, adv. (Phys. & Chem.) With molecules; in the manner of molecules. --W. R. Grove.
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Molecule \Mol"ecule\, n. [Dim. fr. L. moles a mass: cf. F. mol[82]cule. See 3d {Mole}.] 1. One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist. 2. (Physics) The smallest part of any substance which possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state. 3. (Chem.) A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular compound that can exist in a free state; as, a molecule* of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Cf. {Atom}.
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Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See lst {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.] 1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[91]} or {Palmace[91]}; a palm tree. Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched, and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing, often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft. There are about one thousand species known, nearly all of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions. The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm, the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm and palmetto. 2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme in their hands. --Rev. vii. 9. 3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. [bd]The palm of martyrdom.[b8] --Chaucer. So get the start of the majestic world And bear the palm alone. --Shak. {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella l[91]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx. {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as food. {Palm cat} (Zo[94]l.), the common paradoxure. {Palm crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of several species of palms, as the African oil palm ({El[91]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of soap and candles. See {El[91]is}. {Palm swift} (Zo[94]l.), a small swift ({Cypselus Batassiensis}) which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf of the palmyra palm. {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}. {Palm weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of mumerous species of very large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[91] bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food. {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially, in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[d2]nix sylvestrix}), the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery. Called also {palm toddy}. {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The larva of a palm weevil. (b) A centipede.
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Mule killer \Mule killer\ Any of several arthropods erroneously supposed to kill live stock, in the southern United States, by stinging or by being swallowed; as: (a) A whip scorpion. [Florida] (b) A walking-stick insect. [Texas] (c) A mantis. (d) A wheel bug.
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Muley \Mu"ley\, n. (Sawmills) A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a gate. {Muley axle} (Railroad), a car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals. --Forney.
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Mulish \Mul"ish\ (m[umac]l"[icr]sh), a. Like a mule; sullen; stubborn. -- {Mul"ishly}, adv. -- {Mul"ishness}, n.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Malcolm, NE (village, FIPS 30345) Location: 40.90845 N, 96.86603 W Population (1990): 181 (55 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68402
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mill Shoals, IL (village, FIPS 49347) Location: 38.25143 N, 88.34512 W Population (1990): 247 (137 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62862
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Millis-Clicquot, MA (CDP, FIPS 41532) Location: 42.16895 N, 71.35566 W Population (1990): 4081 (1669 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mullica Hill, NJ (CDP, FIPS 49440) Location: 39.73617 N, 75.22456 W Population (1990): 1117 (527 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 08062
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Malchiel, God is my king, or counselor