Menial (n.) A person of a servile character or disposition.
Meniere's disease () A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in incoordination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear. Named after Meniere, a French physician.
Menilite (n.) See Opal.
Meningeal (a.) Of or pertaining to the meninges.
Meninges (n. pl.) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.
Meningitis (n.) Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.
Meniscal (a.) Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.
Meniscoid (a.) Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.
Menisci (pl. ) of Meniscus
Meniscuses (pl. ) of Meniscus
Meniscus (n.) A crescent.
Meniscus (n.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
Meniscus (n.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds.
Menispermaceous (a.) Pertaining to a natural order (Menispermace/) of climbing plants of which moonseed (Menispermum) is the type.
Menispermic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed (Menispermum), or other plants of the same family, as the Anamirta Cocculus.
Menispermine (n.) An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of Anamirta Cocculus, formerly Menispermum Cocculus) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder; -- called also menispermina.
Meniver (a.) Same as Miniver.
Mennonist (n.) Alt. of Mennonite
Mennonite (n.) One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from Menno Simons of Friesland, their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render military service.
Menobranch (n.) Alt. of Menobranchus
Menobranchus (n.) A large aquatic American salamander of the genus Necturus, having permanent external gills.
Menologia (pl. ) of Menology
Menologies (pl. ) of Menology
Menologium (n.) Alt. of Menology
Menology (n.) A register of months.
Menology (n.) A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written.
Menopause (n.) The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under Change.
Menopoma (n.) Alt. of Menopome
Menopome (n.) The hellbender.
Menorrhagia (n.) Profuse menstruation.
Menorrhagia (n.) Any profuse bleeding from the uterus; Metrorrhagia.
Menostasis (n.) Stoppage of the mences.
Menostation (n.) Same as Menostasis.
Menow (n.) A minnow.
Men-pleaser (n.) One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than God.
Mensal (a.) Belonging to the table; transacted at table; as, mensal conversation.
Mensal (a.) Occurring once in a month; monthly.
Mense (n.) Manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility.
Mense (v. t.) To grace.
Menses (n. pl.) The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs.
Menstrual (a.) 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.
Menstrual (a.) Of or pertaining to the menses; as, menstrual discharges; the menstrual period.
Menstrual (a.) Of or pertaining to a menstruum.
Menstruant (a.) Subject to monthly flowing or menses.
Menstruate (a.) Menstruous.
Menstruated (imp. & p. p.) of Menstruate
Menstruating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Menstruate
Menstruate (v. i.) To discharge the menses; to have the catamenial flow.
Menstruation (n.) The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.
Menstrue (n.) The menstrual flux; menses.
Menstruous (a.) Having the monthly flow or discharge; menstruating.
Menstruous (a.) Of or pertaining tj the monthly flow; catamenial.
Menstruums (pl. ) of Menstruum
Menstrua (pl. ) of Menstruum
Menstruum (n.) Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.
Mensurability (n.) The quality of being mensurable.
Mensurable (a.) Capable of being measured; measurable.
Mensurableness (n.) The quality or state of being mensurable; measurableness.
Mensural (a.) Of or pertaining to measure.
Mensurate (v.) To measure.
Mensuration (n.) The act, process, or art, of measuring.
Mensuration (n.) That branch of applied geometry which gives rules for finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, or the volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and angles.
-ment () A suffix denoting that which does a thing; an act or process; the result of an act or process; state or condition; as, aliment, that which nourishes, ornament, increment; fragment, piece broken, segment; abridgment, act of abridging, imprisonment, movement, adjournment; amazement, state of being amazed, astonishment.
Ment () p. p. of Menge.
Mentagra (n.) Sycosis.
Mental (a.) Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region.
Mental (n.) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.
Mental (a.) Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise.
Mentality (n.) Quality or state of mind.
Mentally (adv.) In the mind; in thought or meditation; intellectually; in idea.
Mentha (n.) A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs, including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.
Menthene (n.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling oil of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has an agreeable odor and a cooling taste.
Menthol (n.) A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); -- called also mint camphor or peppermint camphor.
Menthyl (n.) A compound radical forming the base of menthol.
Menticultural (a.) Of or pertaining to mental culture; serving to improve or strengthen the mind.
Mention (n.) A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.
Mentioned (imp. & p. p.) of Mention
Mentioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mention
Mention (v. t.) To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.
Mentionable (a.) Fit to be mentioned.
Mentomeckelian (a.) Of or pertaining to the chin and lower jaw.
Mentomeckelian (n.) The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some adult animals and the young of others.
Mentor (n.) A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.
Mentorial (a.) Containing advice or admonition.
Mentum (n.) The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium.
Menu (n.) The details of a banquet; a bill of fare.
Menuse (v. i.) See Amenuse.
Meow (v. i. & n.) See 6th and 7th Mew.
Mephistophelian (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, "a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;" devilish; crafty.
Mephitic (a.) Alt. of Mephitical
Mephitical (a.) Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic exhalations; mephitic regions.
Mephitical (a.) Offensive to the smell; as, mephitic odors.
Mephitis (n.) Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.
Mephitis (n.) A genus of mammals, including the skunks.
Mephitism (n.) Same as Mephitis, 1.
Meracious (a.) Being without mixture or adulteration; hence, strong; racy.
Mercable (a.) Capable of being bought or sold.
Mercantile (a.) Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial.
Mercaptal (n.) Any one of a series of compounds of mercaptans with aldehydes.
Mercaptan (n.) Any one of series of compounds, 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.