The simplest alcohol of the paraffin series, CH3.OH; methyl alcohol. Called also wood alcohol. It is used as an antifreeze solvent, as a fuel, and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol.

An instrument, resembling a eudiometer, to detect the presence and amount of methane, as in coal mines.

A fermented beverage made of honey and water; mead.

See Methylene.

The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical CH, regarded as an essential residue of certain organic compounds.

A binary compound of methyl with some element; as, aluminium methide, Al2(CH3)6.

It seems to me; I think. See Me.

A salt of methionic acid.

Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic (thionic) acid derivative of methane, obtained as a stable white crystalline substance, CH2.(SO3H)2, which forms well defined salts.

An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching languages; a method of improving the mind.

Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; well-ordered; as, the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise.

The art and principles of method.

The system of doctrines, polity, and worship, of the sect called Methodists.

Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder.

Of or pertaining to methodists, or to the Methodists.

The act or process of methodizing, or the state of being methodized.

To reduce to method; to dispose in due order; to arrange in a convenient manner; as, to methodize one's work or thoughts.

One who methodizes.

Of or pertaining to methodology.

The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.

An earlier technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit, now called methanol; also, by extension, the class name of any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which methol proper is the type. See Methyl alcohol, under Methyl.

imp. of Methinks.

A hypothetical radical, CH3O, analogous to hydroxyl.

A univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, methyl alcohol, methyl ether, methyl amine, etc.

A light, volatile liquid, H2C(OCH3)2, regarded as a complex ether, and having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the partial oxidation of methyl alcohol. Called also formal.

See Methyl amine, under Methyl.

To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.

Impregnated with, or containing, methyl alcohol or wood spirit; as, methylated spirits.

A divalent hydrocarbon radical, -CH2-, not known in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of methane; as, methylene bromide, CH2Br2; -- formerly called also methene.

a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but to avoid the drug laws, but now a controlled substance. Called also MDMA.

Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, methyl; specifically, designating methyl alcohol. See under Methyl.

A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the thick rootstock of a species of pepper (Piper methysticum) of the South Sea Islands; -- called also kanakin.

A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen.

strict attention to minute details; the quality of being meticulous.

Timid; fearful.

Calling; vocation; business; trade.

The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.

See M/tis.

The space between two dentils. The space between two triglyphs.

A whitish soluble powder used as a developer in photography. Chemically, it is the sulphate of methyl-p-amino-m-cresol.

Pertaining to, or discovered by, Meton, the Athenian.

Used by way of metonymy; using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated.

A trope in which one word is put for another that suggests it; as, we say, a man keeps a good table instead of good provisions; we read Virgil, that is, his poems; a man has a warm heart, that is, warm affections; a city dweller has no wheels, that is, no automobile.

The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature.

Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal; as, the metopic suture.

Fortune telling by physiognomy.

Of or relating to metoposcopy.

One versed in metoposcopy.

The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the lines of the face.

The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the part resulting from such ossification.

See Meter.

Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter.

Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.

A system of weights and measures originating in France, the use of which is required by law in many countries, and permitted in many others, including the United States; the system is also called by its French name, Le Syst/me International de Unit/s (abbreviated SI). The principal unit of length is the meter (see Meter). From this are formed the are, the liter, the stere, the gram, etc. These units, and others derived from them, are divided decimally, and larger units are formed from multiples by 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000. The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes, deka- (formerly deca-), hecto-, kilo-, and myria- (seldom used); successive parts by deci-, centi-, and milli-. The prefixes mega- and micro- are used to denote a multiple by one million, and the millionth part, respectively; giga- and nano- denote multiples of one billion (1,000,000,000) and one billionth, respectively. The prefix for one trillion (1012) is tera, and for one trillionth (10-12) is pico; for one quintillion (1015) peta, and for (10-15) (one quintillionth) femto; for (10-18) atto. See the words formed with these prefixes in the Vocabulary. For metric tables, see p. 1682.

Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting of verses; as, metrical compositions.

In a metrical manner.

The act or process of converting the standard system of units of a country to those of the metric system; metrification; as, Great Britain has completed its metrification, but the United States still resists complete change.

A composer of verses.

Composition in metrical form; versification.

To make verse.

Inflammation of the womb.

An instrument for measuring colors.

An instrument attached to a locomotive for recording its speed and the number and duration of its stops.

Of or pertaining to metrology.

The science of, or a system of, weights and measures; also, a treatise on the subject.

A mania for writing verses.

One who has metromania.

An instrument for measuring the size of the womb.

An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music.

Measurement of time by an instrument.

Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation. A metronymic appellation.

A metropolis.

The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.

The see of a metropolitan bishop.

A metropolitan.

Of or pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis; metropolitan; as, the metropolitical chair.

Profuse bleeding from the womb, esp. such as does not occur at the menstrual period.

A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterus from the vagina.

A myrtaceous genus of trees or shrubs, found in Australia and the South Sea Islands, and having very hard wood. Metrosideros vera is the true ironwood.

An instrument for cutting or scarifying the uterus or the neck of the uterus.

The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the Caesarean section.

imp. of Mete, to dream.

Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; -- usually in a good sense; as, to test a person's mettle.

Having mettle; high-spirited; ardent; full of fire.

Full of spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; as, a mettlesome horse.

Lit., mine; that which is mine; -- used in the phrase meum et tuum, or meum and tuum; as, to confound meum and tuum, to fail to distinguish one's own property from that of others; to be dishonest.

A European river, flowing into the North Sea.

an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.

A cage for hawks; a mew. See 4th Mew, 1.

To move.

The common cry of a cat.

To cry, as a young child; to squall.

One that mewls.

An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.

See Mescal.

Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. A native or inhabitant of Mexico.

To become like the Mexicans, or their country or government.

Same as Meine.

Same as Mescal.

A small European shrub (Daphne Mezereum), whose acrid bark is used in medicine.

A mosque.

A piece of parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to the doorpost; -- in use among orthodox Hebrews. The term is also used to refer to the small case containing this scroll, together with the biblical inscription inside. The text is usually taken from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21.

Same as Entresol. A partial story which is not on the same level with the story of the main part of the edifice, as of a back building, where the floors are on a level with landings of the staircase of the main house.

Mean; not extreme.

Mezzo-rilievo.

A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief. Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under Alto-rilievo.

Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; -- said of the voice of a female singer. A mezzo-soprano voice. A person having such a voice.

To engrave in mezzotint.

One who engraves in mezzotint.

To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.

A unit of conductivity, being the reciprocal of the ohm.

An instrument for measuring conductivity.

See Mohr.

A syllable applied to the third tone of the scale of C, i. e., to E, in European solmization, but to the third tone of any scale in the American system.

A tribe of Indians that formerly occupied the country between the Wabash and Maumee rivers.

A mineral of an iron-black color, and very sectile, consisting principally of sulphur, antimony, and silver.

The orang-outang.

A granitoid rock containing feldspar, biotite, elaeolite, and sodalite.

Miasma.

Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria.