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Maalox
n 1: an antacid

English Dictionary: mulish	by the DICT Development Group
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maiolica n highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide Synonym(s): majolica, maiolica
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malacca n stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm Synonym(s): malacca, malacca cane
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Malachi n a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC [syn: Malachi, Malachias] an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi Synonym(s): Malachi, Malachias, Book of Malachi
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malacia n a state of abnormal softening of tissue
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Malaga n a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean
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malaise n physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) [syn: malaise, unease, uneasiness]
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Malaysia n a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 Synonym(s): Malaysia, Malaya
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malice n feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom] the quality of threatening evil Synonym(s): malevolence, malevolency, malice
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malik n the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords"
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malleus n the ossicle attached to the eardrum [syn: malleus, hammer]
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MALS n a master's degree in library science [syn: {Master of Arts in Library Science}, MALS]
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Malus n apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere Synonym(s): Malus, genus Malus
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maul oak n medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves Synonym(s): canyon oak, canyon live oak, maul oak, iron oak, Quercus chrysolepis
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Meles n in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae Synonym(s): Meles, genus Meles
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Meliaceae n tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees Synonym(s): Meliaceae, family Meliaceae, mahogany family
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Melissa n a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae [syn: Melissa, genus Melissa]
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melosa n South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil Synonym(s): melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, Madia sativa
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milage n distance measured in miles Synonym(s): mileage, milage
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milch adj giving milk; bred or suitable primarily for milk production; "milch goats, milch camels"
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mileage n distance measured in miles Synonym(s): mileage, milage the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned Synonym(s): mileage, fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage, gas mileage a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled
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milk n a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Synonym(s): Milk, Milk River any of several nutritive milklike liquids v take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning" exploit as much as possible; "I am milking this for all it's worth" add milk to; "milk the tea"
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milk cow n cattle that are reared for their milk [syn: dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milk cow, milcher, milker]
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milk whey n the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese Synonym(s): whey, milk whey
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milky adj resembling milk in color not clear; "milky glass" [syn: milky, milklike, whitish]
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Milky Way n the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky Synonym(s): Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System
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Millais n Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896) [syn: Millais, Sir John Everett Millais]
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Mills n United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855) Synonym(s): Mills, Robert Mills
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Milwaukee n largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries
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MLS n a master's degree in library science [syn: {Master of Library Science}, MLS]
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Molech n god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children Synonym(s): Moloch, Molech
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Molise n a region of south central Italy
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Molluga n carpetweeds Synonym(s): Molluga, genus Molluga
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mollusc n invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell Synonym(s): mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
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Mollusca n gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons [syn: Mollusca, phylum Mollusca]
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mollusk n invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell Synonym(s): mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
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Moloch n a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice; "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become the Moloch of modern life"- Norman Douglas god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children Synonym(s): Moloch, Molech any lizard of the genus Moloch
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Molokai n an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu) [syn: Molokai, Molokai Island]
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mulch n a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion v cover with mulch; "mulch the flowerbeds"
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mulish adj unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack Synonym(s): hardheaded, mulish
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Mullus n type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes [syn: Mullus, genus Mullus]
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myalgia n pain in a muscle or group of muscles [syn: myalgia, myodynia]
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myelic adj of or relating to the spinal cord
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myology n the branch of physiology that studies muscles
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Snail \Snail\ (sn[amac]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel, sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel. snigill.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family {Helicid[91]}. They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on vegetation; a land snail. (b) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See {Pond snail}, under {Pond}, and {Sea snail}. 2. Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing. 3. (Mech.) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock. 4. A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo. [Obs.] They had also all manner of gynes [engines] . . . that needful is [in] taking or sieging of castle or of city, as snails, that was naught else but hollow pavises and targets, under the which men, when they fought, were heled [protected], . . . as the snail is in his house; therefore they cleped them snails. --Vegetius (Trans.). 5. (Bot.) The pod of the sanil clover. {Ear snail}, {Edible snail}, {Pond snail}, etc. See under {Ear}, {Edible}, etc. {Snail borer} (Zo[94]l.), a boring univalve mollusk; a drill. {Snail clover} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant ({Medicago scuttellata}, also, {M. Helix}); -- so named from its pods, which resemble the shells of snails; -- called also {snail trefoil}, {snail medic}, and {beehive}. {Snail flower} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Phaseolus Caracalla}) having the keel of the carolla spirally coiled like a snail shell. {Snail shell} (Zo[94]l.), the shell of snail. {Snail trefoil}. (Bot.) See {Snail clover}, above.
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Malacca \Ma*lac"ca\, n. A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula. {Malacca cane} (Bot.), a cane obtained from a species of palm of the genus {Calamus} ({C. Scipionum}), and of a brown color, often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and Malays.
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d8Osteomalacia \[d8]Os`teomala"cia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] bone + [?] softness.] (Med.) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called {malacia}.
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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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Malax \Ma"lax\, Malaxate \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. [R.]
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Maleic \Ma*le"ic\, a. [Cf. F. mal[82]ique. See {Malic}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series, metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid.
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Malic \Ma"lic\, a. [L. malum an apple: cf. F. malique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, apples; as, malic acid. {Malic acid}, a hydroxy acid obtained as a substance which is sirupy or crystallized with difficulty, and has a strong but pleasant sour taste. It occurs in many fruits, as in green apples, currants, etc. It is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according to the temperature and concentration. An artificial variety is a derivative of succinic acid, but has no action on polarized light, and thus malic acid is a remarkable case of physical isomerism.
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Malice \Mal"ice\, n. [F. malice, fr. L. malitia, from malus bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. [?] black, Skr. mala dirt. Cf. {Mauger}.] 1. Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a malignant design of evil. [bd]Nor set down aught in malice.[b8] --Shak. Envy, hatred, and malice are three distinct passions of the mind. --Ld. Holt. 2. (Law) Any wicked or mischievous intention of the mind; a depraved inclination to mischief; an intention to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or to do a wrongful act without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness. {Malice aforethought} [or] {prepense}, malice previously and deliberately entertained. Syn: Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique; bitterness; animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor; virulence. Usage: See {Spite}. -- {Malevolence}, {Malignity}, {Malignancy}. Malice is a stronger word than malevolence, which may imply only a desire that evil may befall another, while malice desires, and perhaps intends, to bring it about. Malignity is intense and deepseated malice. It implies a natural delight in hating and wronging others. One who is malignant must be both malevolent and malicious; but a man may be malicious without being malignant. Proud tyrants who maliciously destroy And ride o'er ruins with malignant joy. --Somerville. in some connections, malignity seems rather more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and malignancy to indications of this depravity, in temper and conduct in particular instances. --Cogan.
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Malice \Mal"ice\, v. t. To regard with extreme ill will. [Obs.]
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Malicho \Mal"i*cho\, n. [Sp. malhecho; mal bad + hecho deed, L. factum. See {Fact}.] Mischief. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Mallecho \Mal"le*cho\, n. Same as {Malicho}.
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Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe, fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften, malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve}, {Malachite}.] (Bot.) A genus of plants ({Malva}) having mucilaginous qualities. See {Malvaceous}. Note: The flowers of the common mallow ({M. sylvestris}) are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({M. rotundifolia}) is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree mallow ({M. Mauritiana} and {Lavatera arborea}), musk mallow ({M. moschata}), rose mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow ({M. crispa}), are less commonly seen. {Indian mallow}. See {Abutilon}. {Jew's mallow}, a plant ({Corchorus olitorius}) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria. {Marsh mallow}. See under {Marsh}.
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Kulturkampf \Kul*tur"kampf`\, n. [G., fr. kultur, cultur, culture + kampf fight.] (Ger. Hist.) Lit., culture war; -- a name, originating with Virchow (1821 -- 1902), given to a struggle between the the Roman Catholic Church and the German government, chiefly over the latter's efforts to control educational and ecclesiastical appointments in the interest of the political policy of centralization. The struggle began with the passage by the Prussian Diet in May, 1873, of the so-called {May laws}, or {Falk laws}, aiming at the regulation of the clergy. Opposition eventually compelled the government to change its policy, and from 1880 to 1887 laws virtually nullifying the May laws were enacted.
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May laws \May laws\ 1. See {Kulturkampf}, above. 2. In Russia, severe oppressive laws against Jews, which have given occasion for great persecution; -- so called because they received the assent of the czar in May, 1882, and because likened to the Prussian May laws (see {Kulturkampf}).
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Mealies \Meal"ies\, n. pl. [From {Mealy}.] (Bot.) Maize or Indian corn; -- the common name in South Africa.
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Melic \Mel"ic\, [Gr. [?], fr. [?] song.] Of or pertaining to song; lyric; tuneful.
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Melic grass \Mel"ic grass`\ (Bot.) A genus of grasses ({Melica}) of little agricultural importance.
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Mellic \Mel"lic\, a. (Chem.) See {Mellitic}. [R.]
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Milage \Mil"age\ (?; 48), n. Same as {Mileage}.
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Mileage \Mile"age\ (?; 48), n. 1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile. 2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc. [Written also {milage}.] {Constructive mileage}, a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made. --Bartlett.
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Milage \Mil"age\ (?; 48), n. Same as {Mileage}.
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Mileage \Mile"age\ (?; 48), n. 1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile. 2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc. [Written also {milage}.] {Constructive mileage}, a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made. --Bartlett.
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Milch \Milch\, a. [OE. milche; akin to G. melk, Icel. milkr, mj[?]lkr, and to E. milk. See {Milk}.] 1. Giving milk; -- now applied only to beasts. [bd]Milch camels.[b8] --Gen. xxxii. [bd]Milch kine.[b8] --Shak. 2. Tender; pitiful; weeping. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Mileage \Mile"age\ (?; 48), n. 1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile. 2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc. [Written also {milage}.] {Constructive mileage}, a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made. --Bartlett.
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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}.
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Milk \Milk\, v. i. To draw or to yield milk.
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Milk \Milk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Milked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Milking}.] 1. To draw or press milk from the breasts or udder of, by the hand or mouth; to withdraw the milk of. [bd]Milking the kine.[b8] --Gay. I have given suck, and know How tender 't is to love the babe that milks me. --Shak. 2. To draw from the breasts or udder; to extract, as milk; as, to milk wholesome milk from healthy cows. 3. To draw anything from, as if by milking; to compel to yield profit or advantage; to plunder. --Tyndale. They [the lawyers] milk an unfortunate estate as regularly as a dairyman does his stock. --London Spectator. {To milk the street}, to squeeze the smaller operators in stocks and extract a profit from them, by alternately raising and depressing prices within a short range; -- said of the large dealers. [Cant] {To milk a telegram}, to use for one's own advantage the contents of a telegram belonging to another person. [Cant]
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Milk \Milk\, v. i. 1. To draw or to yield milk. 2. (Elec.) To give off small gas bubbles during the final part of the charging operation; -- said of a storage battery.
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Milky \Milk"y\, a. 1. Consisting of, or containing, milk. Pails high foaming with a milky flood. --Pope. 2. Like, or somewhat like, milk; whitish and turbid; as, the water is milky. [bd]Milky juice.[b8] --Arbuthnot. 3. Yielding milk. [bd]Milky mothers.[b8] --Roscommon. 4. Mild; tame; spiritless. Has friendship such a faint and milky heart? --Shak. {Milky Way}. (Astron.) See {Galaxy}, 1.
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Way \Way\, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[84]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via}, {Voyage}, {Wag}, {Wagon}, {Wee}, {Weigh}.] 1. That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes; opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a way to the mine. [bd]To find the way to heaven.[b8] --Shak. I shall him seek by way and eke by street. --Chaucer. The way seems difficult, and steep to scale. --Milton. The season and ways were very improper for his majesty's forces to march so great a distance. --Evelyn. 2. Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way. And whenever the way seemed long, Or his heart began to fail. --Longfellow. 3. A moving; passage; procession; journey. I prythee, now, lead the way. --Shak. 4. Course or direction of motion or process; tendency of action; advance. If that way be your walk, you have not far. --Milton. And let eternal justice take the way. --Dryden. 5. The means by which anything is reached, or anything is accomplished; scheme; device; plan. My best way is to creep under his gaberdine. --Shak. By noble ways we conquest will prepare. --Dryden. What impious ways my wishes took! --Prior. 6. Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of expressing one's ideas. 7. Regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of conduct; mode of dealing. [bd]Having lost the way of nobleness.[b8] --Sir. P. Sidney. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. --Prov. iii. 17. When men lived in a grander way. --Longfellow. 8. Sphere or scope of observation. --Jer. Taylor. The public ministers that fell in my way. --Sir W. Temple. 9. Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as, to have one's way. 10. (Naut.) (a) Progress; as, a ship has way. (b) pl. The timbers on which a ship is launched. 11. pl. (Mach.) The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves. 12. (Law) Right of way. See below. {By the way}, in passing; apropos; aside; apart from, though connected with, the main object or subject of discourse. {By way of}, for the purpose of; as being; in character of. {Covert way}. (Fort.) See {Covered way}, under {Covered}. {In the family way}. See under {Family}. {In the way}, so as to meet, fall in with, obstruct, hinder, etc. {In the way with}, traveling or going with; meeting or being with; in the presence of. {Milky way}. (Astron.) See {Galaxy}, 1. {No way}, {No ways}. See {Noway}, {Noways}, in the Vocabulary. {On the way}, traveling or going; hence, in process; advancing toward completion; as, on the way to this country; on the way to success. {Out of the way}. See under {Out}. {Right of way} (Law), a right of private passage over another's ground. It may arise either by grant or prescription. It may be attached to a house, entry, gate, well, or city lot, as well as to a country farm. --Kent. {To be under way}, [or] {To have way} (Naut.), to be in motion, as when a ship begins to move. {To give way}. See under {Give}. {To go one's way}, [or] {To come one's way}, to go or come; to depart or come along. --Shak. {To go the way of all the earth}, to die.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Milky \Milk"y\, a. 1. Consisting of, or containing, milk. Pails high foaming with a milky flood. --Pope. 2. Like, or somewhat like, milk; whitish and turbid; as, the water is milky. [bd]Milky juice.[b8] --Arbuthnot. 3. Yielding milk. [bd]Milky mothers.[b8] --Roscommon. 4. Mild; tame; spiritless. Has friendship such a faint and milky heart? --Shak. {Milky Way}. (Astron.) See {Galaxy}, 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Way \Way\, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[84]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via}, {Voyage}, {Wag}, {Wagon}, {Wee}, {Weigh}.] 1. That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes; opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a way to the mine. [bd]To find the way to heaven.[b8] --Shak. I shall him seek by way and eke by street. --Chaucer. The way seems difficult, and steep to scale. --Milton. The season and ways were very improper for his majesty's forces to march so great a distance. --Evelyn. 2. Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way. And whenever the way seemed long, Or his heart began to fail. --Longfellow. 3. A moving; passage; procession; journey. I prythee, now, lead the way. --Shak. 4. Course or direction of motion or process; tendency of action; advance. If that way be your walk, you have not far. --Milton. And let eternal justice take the way. --Dryden. 5. The means by which anything is reached, or anything is accomplished; scheme; device; plan. My best way is to creep under his gaberdine. --Shak. By noble ways we conquest will prepare. --Dryden. What impious ways my wishes took! --Prior. 6. Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of expressing one's ideas. 7. Regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of conduct; mode of dealing. [bd]Having lost the way of nobleness.[b8] --Sir. P. Sidney. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. --Prov. iii. 17. When men lived in a grander way. --Longfellow. 8. Sphere or scope of observation. --Jer. Taylor. The public ministers that fell in my way. --Sir W. Temple. 9. Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as, to have one's way. 10. (Naut.) (a) Progress; as, a ship has way. (b) pl. The timbers on which a ship is launched. 11. pl. (Mach.) The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves. 12. (Law) Right of way. See below. {By the way}, in passing; apropos; aside; apart from, though connected with, the main object or subject of discourse. {By way of}, for the purpose of; as being; in character of. {Covert way}. (Fort.) See {Covered way}, under {Covered}. {In the family way}. See under {Family}. {In the way}, so as to meet, fall in with, obstruct, hinder, etc. {In the way with}, traveling or going with; meeting or being with; in the presence of. {Milky way}. (Astron.) See {Galaxy}, 1. {No way}, {No ways}. See {Noway}, {Noways}, in the Vocabulary. {On the way}, traveling or going; hence, in process; advancing toward completion; as, on the way to this country; on the way to success. {Out of the way}. See under {Out}. {Right of way} (Law), a right of private passage over another's ground. It may arise either by grant or prescription. It may be attached to a house, entry, gate, well, or city lot, as well as to a country farm. --Kent. {To be under way}, [or] {To have way} (Naut.), to be in motion, as when a ship begins to move. {To give way}. See under {Give}. {To go one's way}, [or] {To come one's way}, to go or come; to depart or come along. --Shak. {To go the way of all the earth}, to die.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Milky \Milk"y\, a. 1. Consisting of, or containing, milk. Pails high foaming with a milky flood. --Pope. 2. Like, or somewhat like, milk; whitish and turbid; as, the water is milky. [bd]Milky juice.[b8] --Arbuthnot. 3. Yielding milk. [bd]Milky mothers.[b8] --Roscommon. 4. Mild; tame; spiritless. Has friendship such a faint and milky heart? --Shak. {Milky Way}. (Astron.) See {Galaxy}, 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Molasse \Mo*lasse"\, n. [F. molasse, prob. fr. mollasse flabby, flimsy, fr. L. mollis soft.] (Geol.) A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of {Geology}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Molech \Mo"lech\, n. [Heb. molek king.] (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch. --Lev. xviii. 21.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mollusk \Mol"lusk\, n. [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See {Mollify}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Mollusca. [Written also {mollusc}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mollusc \Mol"lusc\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mollusk}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mollusk \Mol"lusk\, n. [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See {Mollify}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Mollusca. [Written also {mollusc}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mollusc \Mol"lusc\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mollusk}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mollusk \Mol"lusk\, n. [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See {Mollify}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Mollusca. [Written also {mollusc}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moloch \Mo"loch\, n. [Heb. molek king.] 1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A spiny Australian lizard ({Moloch horridus}). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Molosse \Mo*losse"\, n. See {Molossus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Molossus \[d8]Mo*los"sus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], prop., Molossian, belonging to the Molossians, a people in the eastern part of Epirus.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A foot of three long syllables. [Written also {molosse}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Molosse \Mo*losse"\, n. See {Molossus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Molossus \[d8]Mo*los"sus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], prop., Molossian, belonging to the Molossians, a people in the eastern part of Epirus.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A foot of three long syllables. [Written also {molosse}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mulch \Mulch\, n. [Cf. mull dirt, also Prov. G. mulsch, molsch, rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit.] Half-rotten straw, or any like substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to preserve moisture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mulch \Mulch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mulching}.] To cover or dress with mulch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mulish \Mul"ish\ (m[umac]l"[icr]sh), a. Like a mule; sullen; stubborn. -- {Mul"ishly}, adv. -- {Mul"ishness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mullock \Mul"lock\, n. [From {Mull} dirt: cf. Scot. mulloch, mulock, crumb. [fb]108.] Rubbish; refuse; dirt. [Obs.] All this mullok [was] in a sieve ythrowe. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mulse \Mulse\, n. [L. mulsum (sc. vinum), fr. mulsus mixed with honey, honey-sweet, p. p. of mulcere to sweeten, soften.] Wine boiled and mingled with honey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myology \Myol"ogy\, n. [Myo- + -logy: cf. F. myologie.] That part of anatomy which treats of muscles.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
malloc {C}'s standard library routine for storage allocation. It takes the number of bytes required and returns a pointer to a block of that size. Storage is allocated from a heap which lies after the end of the program and data areas. Memory allocated with malloc must be freed explicitly using the "free" routine before it can be re-used. {gc} is a storage allocator with {garbage collection} that is intended to be used as a plug-in replacement for malloc.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ML-lex A version of {lex} in {SML/NJ} which outputs a {lexical analyser} in {SML/NJ}. {(ftp://research.att.com/dist/ml/75.tools.tar.Z)}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Malachi messenger or angel, the last of the minor prophets, and the writer of the last book of the Old Testament canon (Mal. 4:4, 5, 6). Nothing is known of him beyond what is contained in his book of prophecies. Some have supposed that the name is simply a title descriptive of his character as a messenger of Jehovah, and not a proper name. There is reason, however, to conclude that Malachi was the ordinary name of the prophet. He was contemporary with Nehemiah (comp. Mal. 2:8 with Neh. 13:15; Mal. 2:10-16 with Neh. 13:23). No allusion is made to him by Ezra, and he does not mention the restoration of the temple, and hence it is inferred that he prophesied after Haggai and Zechariah, and when the temple services were still in existence (Mal. 1:10; 3:1, 10). It is probable that he delivered his prophecies about B.C. 420, after the second return of Nehemiah from Persia (Neh. 13:6), or possibly before his return.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Malchiah Jehovah's king. (1.) The head of the fifth division of the priests in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:9). (2.) A priest, the father of Pashur (1 Chr. 9:12; Jer. 38:1). (3.) One of the priests appointed as musicians to celebrate the completion of the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:42). (4.) A priest who stood by Ezra when he "read in the book of the law of God" (Neh. 8:4). (5.) Neh. 3:11. (6.) Neh. 3:31. (7.) Neh. 3:14.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mallows occurs only in Job 30:4 (R.V., "saltwort"). The word so rendered (malluah, from melah, "salt") most probably denotes the Atriplex halimus of Linnaeus, a species of sea purslane found on the shores of the Dead Sea, as also of the Mediterranean, and in salt marshes. It is a tall shrubby orach, growing to the height sometimes of 10 feet. Its buds and leaves, with those of other saline plants, are eaten by the poor in Palestine.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Malluch reigned over, or reigning. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 6:44). (2.) A priest who returned from Babylon (Neh. 12:2). (3.) Ezra 10:29. (4.) Ezra 10:32
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Meals are at the present day "eaten from a round table little higher than a stool, guests sitting cross-legged on mats or small carpets in a circle, and dipping their fingers into one large dish heaped with a mixture of boiled rice and other grain and meat. But in the time of our Lord, and perhaps even from the days of Amos (6:4, 7), the foreign custom had been largely introduced of having broad couches, forming three sides of a small square, the guests reclining at ease on their elbows during meals, with their faces to the space within, up and down which servants passed offering various dishes, or in the absence of servants, helping themselves from dishes laid on a table set between the couches." Geikie's Life of Christ. (Comp. Luke 7:36-50.) (See ABRAHAM'S {BOSOM}; {BANQUET}; {FEAST}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Melchi my king. (1.) The son of Addi, and father of Neri (Luke 3:28). (2.) Luke 3:24.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Melech king, the second of Micah's four sons (1 Chr. 8:35), and thus grandson of Mephibosheth.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Milk (1.) Hebrew halabh, "new milk", milk in its fresh state (Judg. 4:19). It is frequently mentioned in connection with honey (Ex. 3:8; 13:5; Josh. 5:6; Isa. 7:15, 22; Jer. 11:5). Sheep (Deut. 32:14) and goats (Prov. 27:27) and camels (Gen. 32:15), as well as cows, are made to give their milk for the use of man. Milk is used figuratively as a sign of abundance (Gen. 49:12; Ezek. 25:4; Joel 3:18). It is also a symbol of the rudiments of doctrine (1 Cor. 3:2; Heb. 5:12, 13), and of the unadulterated word of God (1 Pet. 2:2). (2.) Heb. hem'ah, always rendered "butter" in the Authorized Version. It means "butter," but also more frequently "cream," or perhaps, as some think, "curdled milk," such as that which Abraham set before the angels (Gen. 18:8), and which Jael gave to Sisera (Judg. 5:25). In this state milk was used by travellers (2 Sam. 17:29). If kept long enough, it acquired a slightly intoxicating or soporific power. This Hebrew word is also sometimes used for milk in general (Deut. 32:14; Job 20:17).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Moloch king, the name of the national god of the Ammonites, to whom children were sacrificed by fire. He was the consuming and destroying and also at the same time the purifying fire. In Amos 5:26, "your Moloch" of the Authorized Version is "your king" in the Revised Version (comp. Acts 7:43). Solomon (1 Kings 11:7) erected a high place for this idol on the Mount of Olives, and from that time till the days of Josiah his worship continued (2 Kings 23:10, 13). In the days of Jehoahaz it was partially restored, but after the Captivity wholly disappeared. He is also called Molech (Lev. 18:21; 20:2-5, etc.), Milcom (1 Kings 11:5, 33, etc.), and Malcham (Zeph. 1:5). This god became Chemosh among the Moabites.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Malachi, my messenger; my angel
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Malchiah, Malchijah, the Lord my king, or my counselor
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Malluch, reigning; counseling
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Melchi, my king; my counsel
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Melchiah, God is my king
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Melech, king; counselor
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Mellicu, his kingdom; his counselor
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Milcah, queen
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Molech, Moloch, king
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Malaysia Malaysia:Geography Location: Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo bordering the Java Sea and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam Map references: Southeast Asia Area: total area: 329,750 sq km land area: 328,550 sq km comparative area: slightly larger than New Mexico Land boundaries: total 2,669 km, Brunei 381 km, Indonesia 1,782 km, Thailand 506 km Coastline: 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km) Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation; specified boundary in the South China Sea exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; State of Sabah claimed by the Philippines; Brunei may wish to purchase the Malaysian salient that divides Brunei into two parts; two islands in dispute with Singapore; two islands in dispute with Indonesia Climate: tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons Terrain: coastal plains rising to hills and mountains Natural resources: tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite Land use: arable land: 3% permanent crops: 10% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 63% other: 24% Irrigated land: 3,420 sq km (1989 est.) Environment: current issues: air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation natural hazards: flooding international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea Note: strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea Malaysia:People Population: 19,723,587 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 37% (female 3,559,434; male 3,690,310) 15-64 years: 59% (female 5,871,131; male 5,844,568) 65 years and over: 4% (female 423,539; male 334,605) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 2.24% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 27.95 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 5.56 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 24.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.48 years male: 66.55 years female: 72.56 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.47 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Malaysian(s) adjective: Malaysian Ethnic divisions: Malay and other indigenous 59%, Chinese 32%, Indian 9% Religions: Peninsular Malaysia: Muslim (Malays), Buddhist (Chinese), Hindu (Indians) Sabah: Muslim 38%, Christian 17%, other 45% Sarawak: tribal religion 35%, Buddhist and Confucianist 24%, Muslim 20%, Christian 16%, other 5% Languages: Peninsular Malaysia: Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects, Tamil Sabah: English, Malay, numerous tribal dialects, Chinese (Mandarin and Hakka dialects predominate) Sarawak: English, Malay, Mandarin, numerous tribal languages * No data for this item * Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 78% male: 86% female: 70% Labor force: 7.627 million (1993) Malaysia:Government Names: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Malaysia former: Malayan Union Digraph: MY Type: constitutional monarchy note: Federation of Malaysia formed 9 July 1963; nominally headed by the paramount ruler (king) and a bicameral Parliament; Peninsular Malaysian states - hereditary rulers in all but Melaka, where governors are appointed by Malaysian Pulau Pinang Government; powers of state governments are limited by federal Constitution; Sabah - self-governing state, holds 20 seats in House of Representatives, with foreign affairs, defense, internal security, and other powers delegated to federal government; Sarawak - self-governing state, holds 27 seats in House of Representatives, with foreign affairs, defense, internal security, and other powers delegated to federal government Capital: Kuala Lumpur Administrative divisions: 13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) and 2 federal territories* (wilayah-wilayah persekutuan, singular - wilayah persekutuan); Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Labuan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu, Wilayah Persekutuan Independence: 31 August 1957 (from UK) National holiday: National Day, 31 August (1957) Constitution: 31 August 1957, amended 16 September 1963 Legal system: based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of the federation; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: Paramount Ruler JA'AFAR ibni Abdul Rahman (since 26 April 1994); Deputy Paramount Ruler SALAHUDDIN ibni Hisammuddin Alam Shah (since 26 April 1994) head of government: Prime Minister Dr. MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (since 16 July 1981); Deputy Prime Minister ANWAR bin Ibrahim (since 1 December 1993) cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the Paramount Ruler from members of parliament Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament (Parlimen) Senate (Dewan Negara): consists of 58 members, 32 appointed by the paramount ruler and 26 elected by the state legislatures (2 from each state) for six-year terms; elections last held NA (next to be held NA); results - NA House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat): consists of 180 members, elected for five-year terms; elections last held 21 October 1990 (next to be held by December 1995); results - National Front 52%, other 48%; seats - (180 total) National Front 127, DAP 20, PAS 7, independents 4, other 22; note - within the National Front, UMNO won 71 seats and MCA won 18 seats Judicial branch: Supreme Court Political parties and leaders: Peninsular Malaysia: National Front, a confederation of 13 political parties dominated by United Malays National Organization Baru (UMNO Baru), MAHATHIR bin Mohamad; Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), LING Liong Sik; Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, LIM Keng Yaik; Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), S. Samy VELLU Sabah: National Front, SALLEH Said Keruak, Sabah Chief Minister, Sakaran DANDAI, head of Sabah State; United Sabah National Organizaton (USNO), leader NA Sarawak: coalition Sarawak National Front composed of the Party Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB), Datuk Patinggi Amar Haji Abdul TAIB Mahmud; Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), Datuk Amar James WONG Soon Kai; Sarawak National Party (SNAP), Datuk Amar James WONG; Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS), Datuk Leo MOGGIE; major opposition parties are Democratic Action Party (DAP), LIM Kit Siang and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), Fadzil NOOR Member of: APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, C, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-15, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM, OIC, UN, UNAVEM II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNOMIL, UNOMOZ, UNOSOM, UNPROFOR, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Abdul MAJID bin Mohamed chancery: 2401 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 328-2700 FAX: [1] (202) 483-7661 consulate(s) general: Los Angeles and New York US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador John S. WOLF embassy: 376 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur mailing address: P. O. Box No. 10035, 50700 Kuala Lumpur; APO AP 96535-8152 telephone: [60] (3) 2489011 FAX: [60] (3) 2422207 Flag: fourteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow fourteen-pointed star; the crescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam; the design was based on the flag of the US Economy Overview: The Malaysian economy, a mixture of private enterprise and a soundly managed public sector, has posted a remarkable record of 9% average annual growth in 1988-94. The official growth target for 1995 is 8.5%. This growth has resulted in a substantial reduction in poverty and a marked rise in real wages. Manufactured goods exports expanded rapidly, and foreign investors continued to commit large sums in the economy. The government is aware of the inflationary potential of this rapid development and is closely monitoring fiscal and monetary policies. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $166.8 billion (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: 8.7% (1994) National product per capita: $8,650 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.7% (1994) Unemployment rate: 2.9% (1994) Budget: revenues: $18.7 billion expenditures: $19.1 billion, including capital expenditures of $4.8 billion (1994) Exports: $56.6 billion (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: electronic equipment, petroleum and petroleum products, palm oil, wood and wood products, rubber, textiles partners: Singapore 22%, US 20%, Japan 13%, UK 4%, Germany 4%, Thailand 4% (1993) Imports: $55.2 billion (c.i.f., 1994) commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, food, petroleum products partners: Japan 27%, US 17%, Singapore 15%, Taiwan 5%, Germany 4%, UK 3%, South Korea 3% (1993) External debt: $35.5 billion (1994 est.) Industrial production: growth rate 12% (1994); accounts for 38% of GDP (1993 est.) Electricity: capacity: 6,700,000 kW production: 31 billion kWh consumption per capita: 1,528 kWh (1993) Industries: Peninsular Malaysia: rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber Sabah: logging, petroleum production Sarawak: agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging Agriculture: accounts for 16% of GDP (1993 est.) Peninsular Malaysia: natural rubber, palm oil, rice Sabah: mainly subsistence, but also rubber, timber, coconut, rice Sarawak: rubber, timber, pepper; deficit of rice in all areas Illicit drugs: transit point for Golden Triangle heroin going to the US, Western Europe, and the Third World despite severe penalties for drug trafficking; increasing indigenous abuse of methamphetamine Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-84), $170 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $4.7 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $42 million Currency: 1 ringgit (M$) = 100 sen Exchange rates: ringgits (M$) per US$1 - 2.5542 (January 1995), 2.6242 (1994), 2.5741 (1993), 2.5474 (1992), 2.7501 (1991), 1.7048 (1990) Fiscal year: calendar year Malaysia:Transportation Railroads: total: 1,801 km (Peninsular Malaysia 1,665 km; Sabah 136 km; Sarawak 0 km) narrow gauge: 1,801 km 1.000-m gauge (Peninsular Malaysia 1,665 km; Sabah 136 km) Highways: total: 29,028 km (Peninsular Malaysia 23,602 km, Sabah 3,782 km, Sarawak 1,644 km) paved: NA (Peninsular Malaysia 19,354 km mostly bituminous treated) unpaved: NA (Peninsular Malaysia 4,248 km) Inland waterways: Peninsular Malaysia: 3,209 km Sabah: 1,569 km Sarawak: 2,518 km Pipelines: crude oil 1,307 km; natural gas 379 km Ports: Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Kuching, Kudat, Lahad Datu, Labuan, Lumut, Miri, Pasir Gudang, Penang, Port Dickson, Port Kelang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tanjong Berhala, Tanjong Kidurong, Tawau Merchant marine: total: 213 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,410,823 GRT/3,635,966 DWT ships by type: bulk 34, cargo 73, chemical tanker 11, container 27, liquefied gas tanker 9, livestock carrier 1, oil tanker 50, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 3 Airports: total: 115 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 3 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 11 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 6 with paved runways under 914 m: 82 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 7 Malaysia:Communications Telephone system: 994,860 telephones (1984); international service good local: NA intercity: good intercity service provided on Peninsular Malaysia mainly by microwave radio relay; adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; 2 domestic satellite links international: submarine cables extend to India and Sarawak; SEACOM submarine cable links to Hong Kong and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 2 INTELSAT (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) Radio: broadcast stations: AM 28, FM 3, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 33 televisions: NA Malaysia:Defense Forces Branches: Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts Manpower availability: males age 15-49 5,041,003; males fit for military service 3,058,445; males reach military age (21) annually 183,760 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $2.1 billion, 2.9% of GDP (1994)