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Menopause

The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under Change.

Menorrhagia

Profuse menstruation. Any profuse bleeding from the uterus; Metrorrhagia.

Mensal

Occurring once in a month; monthly.

Menses

The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs.

Menstrual

Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; as, the menstrual revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the menstrual equation of the sun's place.

Menstruate

To discharge the menses; to have the catamenial flow.

menstruating

discharging menstrual fluid; -- of women during their menstrual period.

Menstruation

The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.

Menstruous

Having the monthly flow or discharge; menstruating.

Menstruum

Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.

Mensurableness

The quality or state of being mensurable; measurableness.

Mental

Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise.

mentalism

a doctrine that mind is the only true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness.

Mentally

In the mind; in thought or meditation; intellectually; in idea.

mentation

the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); mental activity.

Mentha

A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs, including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.

Menthene

A colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling oil of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has an agreeable odor and a cooling taste.

menthol

A white, crystalline, aromatic substance (C10H20O) resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); -- called also mint camphor or peppermint camphor. It has the peculiar effect on skin and membranes of making them feel cool, and is used in liqueurs, confections, cigarettes, cough drops and perfumes, among other things.

Menthyl

A compound radical forming the base of menthol.

Menticultural

Of or pertaining to mental culture; serving to improve or strengthen the mind.

Mention

To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.

Mentomeckelian

Of or pertaining to the chin and lower jaw. The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some adult animals and the young of others.

Mentor

A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.

mentum

The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium.

Mentzelia

A genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of Western America lacking stinging hairs.

menu

The details of a banquet; a list of the dishes served at a meal, whether or not one has a choice.

Menuridae

A natural family of birds including the lyrebirds.

Menyanthes

The type genus of the Menyanthaceae, having only one species: the bogbeans.

Menziesia

A genus of deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia.

Meow

See 6th and 7th Mew.

mepacrine

Quinacrine, a drug once used to treat malaria; Atabrine is a trademark.

meperidine

A synthetic narcotic drug used as a sedative; Demerol is the trademark of a brand of meperidine.

Mephistophelian Mephistophelean

Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, /a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;/ devilish in character or aspect; crafty; showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness; as, a mephistophelean glint in his eye.

Mephitical Mephitic

Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic exhalations; mephitic regions.

Mephitinae

A subfamily of mammals including the skunks; it is a subdivision not used in some classifications.

Mephitis

Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.

Meracious

Being without mixture or adulteration; hence, strong; racy.

merbromine

A mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic; Mercurochrome is the trademark.

Mercable

Capable of being bought or sold.

Mercantile

Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial.

Mercaptal

Any one of a series of compounds of mercaptans with aldehydes.

Mercaptan

Any one of series of compounds having an -SH radical attached to a carbon atom, also considered as hydrosulphides of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also the sulphur alcohols. In general, they are colorless liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, C2H5SH. So called from its avidity for mercury, and other metals.

Mercaptide

A compound of mercaptan formed by replacing its sulphur hydrogen by a metal; as, potassium mercaptide, C2H5SK.

Merce

To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.

Mercenary

One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.

Mercer

Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens.

Mercerize

To treat (cotton fiber or fabrics) with a solution of caustic alkali. Such treatment causes the fiber to shrink in length and become stronger and more receptive of dyes. If the yarn or cloth is kept under tension during the process, it assumes a silky luster.

Mercery

The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer deals.

merchandising

The activities associated with selling products, such as identification of the market{7}, advertising at the right time in the right media{7}, and creating attractive packaging and displays; also, the study of the best methods to accomplish such goals.

merchant marine

The ships owned by nationals of a particular country that are engaged in civilian commerce; also, the personnel operating those vessels. Distinguished from the navy, which contains the vessels of war.

Merchantable

Fit for market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as will bring the ordinary price; as, merchantable wheat; sometimes, a technical designation for a particular kind or class.

Merchantly

Merchantlike; suitable to the character or business of a merchant.

merchantry

The body of merchants taken collectively; as, the merchantry of a country.

Merchet Marchet

In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.

Merciful

Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of merciless.

Merciless

Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

Mercurammonium

A radical regarded as derived from ammonium by the substitution of mercury for a portion of the hydrogen.

Mercurial

A person having mercurial qualities.

mercurialism

The syndrome produced by poisoning due to exposure to mercury, it fumes, or its compounds; mercury poisoning. Such exposure may occur in mining or smelting, or in using mercurial compounds.

Mercurialist

One under the influence of Mercury; one resembling Mercury in character.

Mercuric

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest proportion.

Mercurification

The process or operation of obtaining the mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.

Mercurify

To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be done by any application of intense heat that expels the mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed.

Mercurism

A communication of news; an announcement.

Mercurous

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is present in its highest proportion.

Mercury

To wash with a preparation of mercury.

mercury bichloride

the compound (HgCl2) consisting of two atoms of chlorine united with one atom of mercury. Also called bichloride of mercury, mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate, and mercury perchloride. It is used as /a topical antiseptic and disinfectant for inanimate objects/.

mercury fulminate

The mercury salt of fulminic acid (Hg(CNO)2), called also fulminate of mercury. It is an explosive compound prepared as gray crystals, and is used primarily in detonators for detonating high explosives, such as dynamite or TNT. It is sensitive to shock and may be detonated by a blow.

Mercy

Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency.

Mere

Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.

Merely

Purely; unmixedly; absolutely.

Meresman

An officer who ascertains meres or boundaries.

Merestead

The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or farm.

Merestone

A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark.

Meretricious

Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.

meretriciousness

an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility.

Merganser

Any bird of the genus Mergus (Merganser), and allied genera of the subfamily Merginae. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill, eat fish, and dive for food. Also called fish duck.

merge

To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.

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