Mutually (adv.) In a mutual manner.
Mutuary (n.) One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind.
Mutuation (n.) The act of borrowing or exchanging.
Mutule (n.) A projecting block worked under the corona of the Doric corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the Corinthian and Composite orders. See Illust. of Gutta.
Mux (n.) Dirt; filth; muck.
Mux (v. t.) To mix in an unitidy and offensive way; to make a mess of.
Muxy (a.) Soft; sticky, and dirty.
Muzarab (n.) One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under the government of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and ritual of their own.
Muzarabic (a.) Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the Muzarabic liturgy.
Muzziness (n.) The state or quality of being muzzy.
Muzzle (v. i.) The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.
Muzzle (v. i.) The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun.
Muzzle (v. i.) A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.
Muzzled (imp. & p. p.) of Muzzle
Muzzling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Muzzle
Muzzle (v. t.) To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action.
Muzzle (v. t.) To fondle with the closed mouth.
Muzzle (v. i.) To bring the mouth or muzzle near.
Muzzle-loader (n.) A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech.
Muzzle-loading (a.) Receiving its charge through the muzzle; as, a muzzle-loading rifle.
Muzzy (a.) Absent-minded; dazed; muddled; stupid.
My (a.) Of or belonging to me; -- used always attributively; as, my body; my book; -- mine is used in the predicate; as, the book is mine. See Mine.
Mya (n.) A genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or soft-shelled, clam.
Myalgia (n.) Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia.
Myall wood () A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree Acacia homolophylla.
Myaria (n. pl.) A division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam (Mya) is the type.
Mycelium (n.) The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn.
Myceloid (a.) Resembling mycelium.
Mycetes (n.) A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See Howler, 2, and Illust.
Mycetoid () Resembling a fungus.
Mycoderma (n.) One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface of the fluid in which they are developed. This production differs from the zooloea stage of bacteria by not having the intermediary mucous substance.
Mycoderma (n.) A genus of microorganisms of which the acetic ferment (Mycoderma aceti), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. Mother.
Mycologic (a.) Alt. of Mycological
Mycological (a.) Of or relating to mycology, or the fungi.
Mycologist (n.) One who is versed in, or who studies, mycology.
Mycology (n.) That branch of botanical science which relates to the musgrooms and other fungi.
Mycomelic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid of the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder. Its solutions have a gelatinous consistency.
Mycoprotein (n.) The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.
Mycose (n.) A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from certain lichens and fungi. Called also trehalose.
Mycothrix (n.) The chain of micrococci formed by the division of the micrococci in multiplication.
Mydaleine (n.) A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.
Mydatoxin (n.) A poisonous amido acid, C6H13NO2, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare.
Mydaus (n.) The teledu.
Mydriasis (n.) A long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye.
Mydriatic (a.) Causing dilatation of the pupil.
Mydriatic (n.) A mydriatic medicine or agent, as belladonna.
Myelencephala (n. pl.) Same as Vertebrata.
Myelencephalic (a.) Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebro-spinal.
Myelencephalon (n.) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal.
Myelencephalon (n.) The metencephalon.
Myelencephalous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Myelencephala.
Myelin (n.) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat.
Myelin (n.) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
Myelitis (n.) Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.
Myelocoele (n.) The central canal of the spinal cord.
Myelogenic (a.) Derived from, or pertaining to, the bone marrow.
Myeloid (a.) Resembling marrow in appearance or consistency; as, a myeloid tumor.
Myeloidin (n.) A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance (myelin) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers.
Myelon (n.) The spinal cord. (Sometimes abbrev. to myel.)
Myelonal (a.) Of or pertaining to the myelon; as, the myelonal, or spinal, nerves.
Myeloneura (n. pl.) The Vertebrata.
Myeloplaxes (pl. ) of Myeloplax
Myeloplaces (pl. ) of Myeloplax
Myeloplax (n.) One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow of bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See Osteoclast.
Mygale (n.) A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab spider, or matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M. Hentzii).
Mylodon (n.) An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium.
Mylohyoid (a.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve.
Myna (n.) Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the genera Acridotheres, Sturnopastor, Sturnia, Gracula, and allied genera. In habits they resemble the European starlings, and like them are often caged and taught to talk. See Hill myna, under Hill, and Mino bird.
Mynchen (n.) A nun.
Mynchery (n.) A nunnery; -- a term still applied to the ruins of certain nunneries in England.
Mynheer (n.) The Dutch equivalent of Mr. or Sir; hence, a Dutchman.
Myo- () A combining form of Gr. /, /, a muscle; as, myograph, myochrome.
Myocarditis (n.) Inflammation of the myocardium.
Myocardium (n.) The main substance of the muscular wall of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and endocardium.
Myochrome (n.) A colored albuminous substance in the serum from red-colored muscles. It is identical with hemoglobin.
Myocommata (pl. ) of Myocomma
Myocommas (pl. ) of Myocomma
Myocomma (n.) A myotome.
Myodynamics (n.) The department of physiology which deals with the principles of muscular contraction; the exercise of muscular force or contraction.
Myodynamiometer (n.) A myodynamometer.
Myodynamometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the muscular strength of man or of other animals; a dynamometer.
Myoepithelial (a.) Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; -- applied to structural elements in certain embryonic forms.
Myoepithelial (a.) Having the characteristics of both muscle and epithelium; as, the myoepithelial cells of the hydra.
Myogalid (n.) One of the Myogalodae, a family of Insectivora, including the desman, and allied species.
Myogram (n.) See Muscle curve, under Muscle.
Myograph (n.) An instrument for determining and recording the different phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction.
Myographic (a.) Alt. of Myographical
Myographical (a.) Of or pertaining to myography.
Myography (n.) The description of muscles, including the study of muscular contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as by some form of myograph; myology.
Myohaematin (n.) A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate.
Myoid (a.) Composed of, or resembling, muscular fiber.
Myolemma (n.) Sarcolemma.
Myolin (n.) The essential material of muscle fibers.
Myologic (a.) Alt. of Myological
Myological (a.) Of or pertaining to myology.
Myologist (n.) One skilled in myology.
Myology (n.) That part of anatomy which treats of muscles.
Myoma (n.) A tumor consisting of muscular tissue.
Myomancy (n.) Divination by the movements of mice.
Myomorph (n.) One of the Myomorpha.