MPage 260
- English Word Mrs. Definition The customary abbreviation of Mistress when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing.
- English Word Muadlinism Definition A maudlin state.
- English Word Mucamide Definition The acid amide of mucic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.
- English Word Mucate Definition A salt of mucic acid.
- English Word Muce Definition See Muse, and Muset.
- English Word Mucedin Definition A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; -- formerly called also mucin.
- English Word Much Definition Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time.
- English Word Much Definition Many in number.
- English Word Much Definition High in rank or position.
- English Word Much Definition A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; as, you have as much as I.
- English Word Much Definition A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something considerable.
- English Word Much Definition To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly.
- English Word Muchel Definition Much.
- English Word Muchkin Definition A liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint.
- English Word Muchness Definition Greatness; extent.
- English Word Muchwhat Definition Nearly; almost; much.
- English Word Mucic Definition Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white crystalline substance isomeric with saccharic acid.
- English Word Mucid Definition Musty; moldy; slimy; mucous.
- English Word Mucific Definition Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus; blennogenous.
- English Word Mucific Definition Secreting mucus.
- English Word Muciform Definition Resembling mucus; having the character or appearance of mucus.
- English Word Mucigen Definition A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin.
- English Word Mucigenous Definition Connected with the formation of mucin; resembling mucin.
- English Word Mucilage Definition A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc.
- English Word Mucilage Definition An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes.
- English Word Mucilaginous Definition Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid.
- English Word Mucilaginous Definition Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands.
- English Word Mucilaginous Definition Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, mucilaginous gums or plants.
- English Word Mucin Definition See Mucedin.
- English Word Mucin Definition An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons. See Illust. of Demilune.