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`(Donne). 3. To follow closely; carry out without deviation.
`Used with to: adhere to a plan.
`[Latin adhaerére, to stick to :
`ad,
`toward + haerére,
`to stick (see ghais» in Appendix*).]
`~3d~her’ence n.
`ad~her-ent (ad-hir'ont) aah‘. 1. Sticking or holding fast. 2. Bot-
`any. Growing or fused together; adnate. ——n. A supporter, as
`of a cause or individual: "Rip's sale domestic adherent was his
`dog Wolf" (Washington Irving). —ad-hor’ent-ly adv.
`ad—hersion (adhé'zhon) n.
`1. The act or state of adhering.
`2. Attachment or devotion, as to a cause or individual; loyalty.
`3. Assent or agreement, especially to join as a supporter. 4. The
`physical attraction or joining of two substances, especially the
`macroscopically observable attraction of dissimilar substances.
`Compare cohesion.
`[Latin adhaesia‘, from adhaerére. ADHERE}
`ad-hersive (ad-he'siv, -ziv) adj.
`1. Tending to adhere; sticky.
`2. Gummed so as to adhere. ——n. An adhesive substance, such
`as paste or cement. —ad~he’siva-lv adv. wad-he’sive-ness n.
`adhesive tape. A tape lined on one side with an adhesive.
`ad hoc (ad hok’). Latin. With respect to this (particular thing);
`for a specific purpose, case, or situation.
`[Latin, “toward
`this.”]
`ad ho‘mi-nem (ad hom'i-ném). Latin. To the man; appealing to
`personal
`interests, prejudices, or _ emotions rather
`than to
`reason: an argument ad hominem.
`ad-i-a-bat-ic (ad’é-o-bat’ik, a’di.o-) adj. Physics. 0f, pertaining
`to, or designating a reversible thermodynamic process executed
`at constant entropy; loosely, occurring without gain or loss of
`heat.
`[Greek adiabatos, “impassable (to heat)” : a-, not +
`diabatos, passable, from diabainein, to go through :dia, through
`a v.
`+dbainein, to go (see gwé- in Appendix*).] ~ad’i-a-bat’i-caHy
`a-dieu (o—dyo'o’, o—dciJ'; French a-dyce') interj. Good-by; fare—
`well. —n., pl. adieus or French adieux (a-dym’). A farewell.
`[Middle English, from Old French, from a dieu, “(I commend
`you) to God” : a. to, from Latin ad + dieu, God, from Latin
`deus, god (see deiw- in Appendix*).]
`A-di-ge (a’dé-ja). The second-longest river in Italy, rising in the
`north and flowing southeast 225 miles to the Adriatic at the
`Gulf of Venice.
`ad in-fi-nistum (ad in’fe-ni’tom). Abbr. ad inf. Latin. To infinity;
`Without end; limitless.
`ad in-ter-im (ad in’to-rim). Abbr. ad int. Latin. In the meantime;
`meanwhile.
`a-di-os (a’dé-os’, ad's-55') inter}. Spanish. Good«by; farewell.
`[Spanish adios, translation of French adieu, AmEUJ
`add-pose (ad’opés’) adj. Of or related to animal fat; fatty.
`-n. The fat found in adipose tissue.
`[New Latin adiposus,
`from Latin adepsi (stem adip—), fat] —ad’l-pos_a’ness. ad’i-pos’—
`i-ty (spos’o-té) n.
`adipose fin. An additional dorsal fin in certain fishes, such as
`the salmon, consisting mostly of fatty tissue and usually without
`supporting rays.
`adipose tissue. Connective tissue in the body that'contains
`stored cellular fat.
`Ad-i-ron-dack Mountains (ad’s-ron’dak’). A section of the
`Appalachian system in northeastern New York State. Highest
`ac s."
`glevlzcition, Mount Marcy (5,344 feet). Also called “Adiron-
`adrit (ad’it) n. An almost horizontal entrance to a mine.
`[Lat-
`in aditus, access, from the past participle of adire, to approach :
`ad—, toward + ire, to go (see ei-' in Appendix*).]
`adj. 1. adjacent. 2. adjective. 3. adjourned. 4. adjunct. 5. ad—
`justment. 6. adjutant.
`ad-ja'cen-cy (o-ja’san-sé) n., pl.
`-cies. 1.The state of being
`adjacent; contiguity. 2. A thing that is adjacent.
`ad-ja-cent (o—jz’t'sant) adj. Abbr. adj. Close to; next to;
`lying
`near; adjoining.
`[Middle English, from Latin adjace'ns, present
`participle of adjace're. to lie near : ad-, near to + jacére, to lie,
`“be thrown down,” intransitive of jacere. to lay, throw (sec yé-
`in Appendix*).] wad-ja’cent-ly adv.
`adjacent angle. Either of two angles having a common side
`and a common vertex and lying on opposite sides of the
`common side.
`ad-jec-ti-val (aj’ik-ti’vol) adj. Of, pertaining to, or functioning
`as an adjective. —ad’jec-ti'val-ly adv.
`ad-joc‘tive (aj’ik-tiv) n. Abbr. adj.. a.
`1. Grammar. Any of a
`class of words used to modify a noun or other substantive by
`limiting, qualifying, or specifying. 2. Linguistics. Any of a form
`class distinguished in English morphologically by one of several
`suffixes, such as -able, «ous, -er, and sest, or syntactically by
`position in a phrase or sentence, such as brick in a brick house.
`Brick becomes an adjective because it is between a and house;
`any word placed between these two Would necessarily be an
`adjective. 3. A dependent or subordinate. —adj. 1. Pertaining
`to or acting as an adjective; adjectival. 2. Dependent; sub-
`ordinate. 3. Law. Procedural. 4. Requiring the use of amor-
`dant: adjective dyes.
`[Middle English, from Old French ad-
`jectif, from Latin adjectivus, “attributive,” from adjectus, “at—
`tributed," added, from adjicere, to throw to, add : ad-. to +
`jacere, to throw (see yé- in Appendix*).] —ad’jec-tive-ly adv.
`adjective pronoun. Grammar. A pronoun acting as an adjec~
`tive; for example, which in which dictionaries? or himself in he
`himself said so.
`.joined, joining, -joins. —-—tr. 1. To be next
`ad‘join (o—join’) v.
`to; be contiguous to. 2. To attach to; unite. Used with to.
`mintr. To be contiguous.
`[Middle English adjoinen, from Old
`French ajoindre, from Latin adjungerc, to join to : ad, to +
`jungere, to joinlsee yeug» in Appendix“).]
`ad-iniann (minilninn) ml.- Mahatma“... ”A...:........... ”or p.
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`have charge of; direct
`ad-joum (a-jfirn’) v. -joumed. -journing. -journs. —tr. To sus-
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`formal way: administer
`pend until a later stated time.‘ ~intr. 1. To suspend proceed-
`administer a sedative.
`ings to another time or place. 2. Informal. To move from one
`[Middle
`place to another: We adjourned to the living room.
`justice, 4. To manager
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`English ajournen, from Old French ajourner, “to put off to an
`will or an official app(
`(an oath,
`for exampl
`appointed day” : a~, to, from Latin ad— + jour, day, from Late
`ministrator. 2. To min
`Latin diurnum, day, from diurnus, daily, from die's, day (see
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`deiw— in Appendix*).] —ad-journ'ment n.
`pleasure.
`[Middle En;
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`ministrer, from Latin 6
`adjt. adjutant.
`ministrdre,
`to serve, fr
`aid-judge (o-jflj’) tr.v. judged, judging, vjudges. 1. To determine
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`or decide by judicial procedure; adjudicate. 2. To order judi-
`pendix*).] ——ad-mln’is
`cially; rule. 3. To award (costs or damages, for example) by
`(-trant) adj. & n.
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`ad-min-is-trate (ad-mi
`law. 4. To regard, consider, or deem.
`[Middle English ajugen,
`To administer.
`from Old French ajuger, from Latin adjddicdre, ADJUDICATEJ
`admin-is'tra-tion (ad—z
`ad-ju-di-cate (ajfi’dikat’) tr. v. -catod, -cating. -eates. To hear
`and settle (a case) by judicial procedure.
`[Latin adjfidicdre, to
`management of affairs.
`award to (judicially) : ad, to + jddicdre, to be a judge, from
`the exercise of its pov
`jzidex, a judge (see yewo-1 in Appendix*).} mad-ju’di-ca’tion n.
`persons collectively wl
`mad-ju’di‘ca’tiva adj. ~ad-ju’di-ca'tor (-ka’tor) n.
`government. Preceded
`ad-junct (aj’ungkt’) n. Abbr. adj. 1.Something attached to
`stitution, public or pri
`office of an executive of
`another thing but in a dependent or subordinate position. 2. A
`person associated with another in some duty or service in a
`and disposal of a trust c
`subordinate or auxiliary capacity; helper; assistant. 3. A word
`tendering of something
`icine. —ad-min’is-tra’ti
`or words added in order to clarify, qualify, or modify other
`words. 4. Logic. A nonessential attribute of a thing. —See
`ad-min-is-tra-tor
`(ad-r
`1. One who administer:
`Synonyms at appendage. madj.
`1.‘ Added or connected in a
`subordinate or auxiliary capacity: an adjunct clause. 2. At-
`appointed to administe
`tached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capac-
`ad-mi-ra-ble (ad’mor-a
`lent. ——-ad’mi-ra-ble~net
`ity.
`[Latin adjunctum, from adjunctus, past participle of ad
`jungere, ADJOIN.]
`-—-ad~iunc'tion n. mad-junc'tive adj.
`ad'mi-ral (ad’mar—ol) n.
`fleet. 2. Abbr. Adm. A
`ad~ju-ra-tlon (aj’cfii-ra’shan) n. An earnest or solemn appeal:
`"the tenderest adjumtions of a dying friend" (De Quincey).
`3. In the US. Navy, U
`Navy: 3. Abbr. Adm. A:
`mad-jur’a-ro’ry (ea-tor’é, ~t6r'é) aaLi.
`ad-jure (o-jrfiir’) tr.v. ojured. —juring, ~jures. 1. To command or
`b. A high-ranking nava
`{both of which see). 4. '
`enjoin solemnly, as under oath or penalty: “and adjuring her in
`5. Chiefly British. The h
`the name of God to declare the truth” (Increase Mather). 2. To
`appeal to or entreat earnestly.
`[Middle English adjuren, from
`brightly colored butterf
`Latin adjurare,
`to swear to : ad-, to + furore, to swear (see
`so.
`[Middle English a:
`rdlis (reshaped as if f
`yawn-1 in Appendix*).l ~ad-jur’er, ad-ju'ror (o-jdor’or) n.
`French amiral. from Ar;
`adojust (o—jnst') v. -justed, -justing, ~justs.
`-—tr. 1. To change so
`commander. EMIR + a1,
`as to match or fit; make correspond. 2. To bring into proper
`Admiral of the Fleet.
`'
`relationship; harmonize; settle. 3. To adapt or conform, as to
`new conditions. Often used reflexively: "unable to adjust them—
`Royal Canadian Navy,
`field marshal. Also “Ac
`selves to their environment" (Karl A. Menninger). 4. To make
`accurate by regulation. 5. Insurance. To decide how much is. to
`ad-mi-ral-ty (ad’mor-ol~t
`exercising jurisdiction (
`be paid (on a claim). 6. To correct (the range and direction of a
`gun) in firing. —intr. To adapt oneself; become suited or fit;
`law. 2. Capital A. The
`conform.
`[Obsolete French adjuster. from Old French ajoster,
`(Board of Admiralty) h.
`from Vulgar Latin adjuxtdre (unattested), to put close to : Latin
`Admiralty inlet. The r
`Washington.
`ad—, near to + juxtd, close by, near (see ysug- in Appendix*).]
`—ad-just’a-ble adj. «ad-just’a-bly adv.
`-—ad‘just’er, ad-jus’tor
`Admiralty Island. An
`miles, in the Alexander
`(-ter) n. —ad-jus’tive adj.
`Population, 19,000.
`adjust-mom (o-jfist’mont) n. 1. The act of making fit or con-
`formable. 2. A condition of adaptation. 3. A means for ad-
`Admiralty lslands. A g
`800 square miles in are
`justing. 4. Abbr. adj. The settlement of a debt or claim.
`part of the Bismarck Ar
`ad-ju-tant (aj'oVo-tant) n.
`1. Abbr. adj., adjt. Military. A staff
`officer who helps a commanding officer with administrative
`Admiralty Range. A
`Antarctica, northwest of
`affairs. 2. An assistant. 3. A stork, the marabou (see).
`[Latin
`ad»mi~ra-tion (ad’ms-ra':
`adjutdns. present participle of adjdta‘re, to assist, AID] ——ad’ju-
`tan-cy, ad’ju-tant-ship’ n.
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`der. and approval. 2. Ar
`prince. .
`. is the admiral
`adjutant general pl. adjutants general. Abbr. AG. A.G. 1. Ad-
`Wortley Montague). 3.
`jutant of a unit having a general staff. 2. An officer in charge of
`regard.
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`the National Guard of one of the states of the United States.
`3. Capital A. capital 6. Abbr. TAG The chief administrative
`and-mire (ad—mir’) v. ~min
`officer, a major general. of the US. Army. Preceded by the.
`with wonder, pleasure, a
`adjutant stark. The marabou (see).
`ton of; to esteem or resp
`at. —-intr. 1.To feel or
`Ad~ler (ad’lor), Alfred. 1870—1937. Austrian psychiatrist.
`Adder (ad’lor), Felix. 1851—1933. American educator and re-
`feel pleasure; be pleased.
`former; founder of the Society for Ethical Culture.
`do it" (Louisa May Ales
`Ad-ler (ad’ler), Mortimer Jerome. Born 1902. American edu~
`ad—.
`to, at + mirdri, to
`cator and philosopher.
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`n Appendix*).] -;
`admissible (adsmis'o-b
`Ad-l'e-ri-an psychology (ad-lir'é-en). A psychological school or
`doctrine holding that behavior arises in subconscious efforts to
`allowable. 2. Worthy of
`si-hil"
`. ad-mis’si-ble-m
`compensate for inferiority or deficiency and that neurosis re—
`sults from overcompensation.
`[After Alfred ADLER.]
`admrs-sron (admish’cn)
`mg to enter. b. The state
`ad lib (ad lib’).
`In an unrestrained manner; freely; spontane—
`note at admittance. 2.'l
`ously. See Synonyms at extemporaneous.
`note at admittance. 3. T.
`ad-lib (addib’) v, ~libbed, -libbing. ‘Iibs. Informal.
`-—tr. To
`improvise and deliver extemporancously. ——intr. To improvise
`entrance fee. See Usage
`a speech, lines, or the like; extemporize. —-n. Words, music, or
`Dmcess of acceptance at
`_ ppmntment. 5. A confe
`actions ad—libbed. —-adj. Spoken or performed spontaneous—
`ly.
`[Shortened from AD LIBITUM.j —ad-lib’bar n.
`Voluntary acknowledgme
`ad lib-i-tum (ad lib’o»tom). Abbr. ad lib.. ad liblt. Music. Per-
`statement granted or ad,
`formed with freedom. Used as a direction. Compare obbligato.
`admissioun, from Latin at
`[Latin, “to the desire."]
`dmtgsus). ADMirJ —ad
`ad Ioc.
`to (or at) the place (Latin ad locum).
`dmtssion Day. Any 0,
`adm. administrative; administrator.
`ates of the United Stati
`Adm. admiral: admiralty.
`admissions to the Ui
`ad-man (ad’man’) n., pl. -men (~mén’). Informal. A man em—
`t (ad—mit’) v. -mittej
`nter. 2. To serve as a
`ployed in the advertising business.
`whole group. 3. To mi
`ad-meas-ure (ad-mézh’or) tr.v. ~ured. ~uring, -ures. To divide
`“10115. or privileges.
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`and distribute proportionally; apportion.
`[Middle English
`modate. 5. To afford
`amesuren, from Old French amesurer, to measure out to : a, to,
`newledge; confess: ad,
`from Latin ad- + mesurer, to MEASURE} —ad-meas’ure-ment n.
`,0 grant as true or val
`«adimeas’ur-er n.
`Adrme-tus (ad-mé’tcs). Greek Mythology. A king of Thessaly
`8. To accept or ai
`and husband of Alcestis.
`,possrbility; permit
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`mesquite
`Prosopisjuliflora
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`flowers and foliage
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`Mesopotamia
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`branch with pods
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`mesencephalon messenger RNA
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`ide : MERE (sea) + MAID]
`the embryonic excretory system in vertebrates that becomes the
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`,en-ceph’a'b," (més’énjséf’alon’) n. Also mes-o-ceph-a-lon
`n) n., pl. ~men (vmen’, -min).
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`functioning kidney in fish and amphibians. Also called “Wolf—
`:5.) The middle section of the embryonic brain. Also
`he head and upper body of a
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`fian body." Compare metanephros, pronephros.
`[New Latin :
`~ MERMAID.]
`ed “midbrain.” See brain.
`[New Latin : MES(O)- + EN~
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`MESO- + Greek nephras, kidney (see negwhm- in Appendix*).]
`gALON-l —-mes’en-ce-phal’ic (-savfal’ik) adj.
`r segments; for example, may
`-mes’o-neph’ric adj.
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`Wchyme (més’an-kim’)
`it. Also mes-en~chy-ma (mes-
`from Greek meros, part, divis
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`mes-o-pause (méz’o—poz’, més’-) n. The atmospheric zone,
`—m9)~ The part of the embryonic mesoderm from which
`about 50 miles above the earth, forming the upper limit of the
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`{9p connective tissue, skeletal tissue, and the Circulatory
`mesosphere.
`[MESO- + PAUSE]
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`s’tik) adj. Biology. Undergoing»
`lymphatic systems.
`[German Mesenchym : MESO— +
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`With a large yolk. Compare hot
`mesio-phyll (mez’o-fil',_més’-) n. The soft tissue of a leaf, be-
`nYMA-l ~mes-en’chv-mal (mES-éng'ki-mol, méz«). mes'en-
`I —-mer'0vblas’tiocal.ly adv.
`[3401.15 (més’en-kim’atos, méz’») adj.
`tween the top and bottom epidermis.
`[New Latin mesophyllum
`rkrin’, -krén’) adj. Of or pertai
`: MESO- + -PHYLL.] nmes’o-phyl’lic, mes/o‘phyl’lous adj.
`- e,1.ter-i~tis (mes 'n’te-ri’tis) n.
`Inflammation of the mes»
`
`iich remain intact during se
`mes-o-phyte (mez'a-fit’, més’~) n. A land plant that grows in an
`‘
`[New Latin mesenteri'um, MESENTERY + -ms.]
`.
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`:erally, “partly separating” (refs
`environment having a moderate amount of moisture. Compare
`”Heron (més-én’te~ron’) n. Biology. . 1. The embryonic
`reek krinein, to separate (see s
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`xerophyter hydrophyte.
`[MESO- + -PHYTE.] —mes’o-phyt’ic
`mal cavity, the midgut (see). 2. The middlesection of the
`(-fit’ik) adj.
`‘
`rovascular cavrty in anthozoans.
`[New Latin : MES(O)- +
`
`
`ruined capital of Cush (ancient
`RON‘l ~mes-en’ter-on’ic adj.
`Mes~o~po~ta-mi-a (mesfo-pa‘ta’mé—a). The ancient Country be-
`
`50 miles east of Khartoum, S
`tween the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
`[Latin, from Greek
`. Hula, Lake.
`,en.ter.y (més’on-tér’e) n., pl. -ies. Also messender-i-um
`
`Mesopotamia (khor‘a), “(the land) between (two) rivers” :mesos,
`amtir’é-om) pl. ~ia (-é-e). Any of several peritoneal folds
`'eek Mythology. One of the Pie
`connect the intestines to the dorsal abdominal wall.
`[New
`middle (see madhyo- in Appendix*) + potamos, river (see pet-‘
`
`; a mortal, hid her face in Sham
`in Appendix*).] —-Mes’o~po-ta’mi~an adj. & n.
`nmesenterium, from Greek mesenterion, mesenteron : mes(o)-,
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`die + enteron, ENTERON.] —mes’en.ier’ic adj.
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`The seventh star in the Pleiades cl
`mes-o-sphere (méz’e-sfir’, més’-) n. The portion of the atmos»
`ble to the naked eye.
`phere from about 20 to 50 miles above the earth, characterized
`(mésh) n. 1. Any of the open spaces in a cord, thread, or
`[New La
`1. Partial blindness.
`by a temperature range that decreases from 50°F to —l30°F
`network. 2. Usually plural. The cords, threads, or Wires
`
` ro’pic (mo-ro’pik, -r6p’ik) a ‘
`
`minding these spaces. 3. A net or network. 4. Something
`with increasing altitude. See atmosphere.
`[MESO— + -SPHERE.]
`~mes’o'spher’ic (—sfir'ik, —Sfér’ik) adj.
`t snares or entraps: ”Arabia had become entangled in the
`(a specified number or kind of) p
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`[New Latin -merus, from G
`s.
`es of. . .poli’ti‘cs." (W. Montgomery Watt). 5. Machinery.
`mesmdhedi-um (méz’athé’lé-arn, més’—) n., pl.
`.lia (46-9).
`'t.. See smer-z in Appendix.*]
`,3 engagement of gear teeth. —in mesh.
`In gear. ~v.
`1. The layer of flat cells lining the embryonic body cavity. 2. A
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`ed, meshing. meshes.
`-——-tr.
`1. To entangle or ensnare.
`ifJé-on, -jon) adj. Of or pertain:
`layer of squamous cells of the epithelium lining the peritoneum,
`
`ish kings that ruled over Gaul
`cause (gear teeth) to become engaged. 3. To cause to
`pericardium, and pleura.
`[New Latin :MESO- + (EPI)THELIUM.]
`. 75l. —-n. A member of th
`—mes’o-the’Ii-al adj.
`rk closely together. —-intr.
`1. To be or become entangled.
`l.
`[French me‘rovingien, from.
`
`be or become engaged or interlocked, as gear teeth.
`mes-o~tho-rax (méz’o-thor’aks, -thor’aks, més’-) n., pl. -raxes or
`
`To coordinate or fit harmoniously and effectively: " ‘Ijust
`e descendants of Merovaeus,"
`—thoreces (ethor’a-séz’, ~thor’o-séz’). The midsection of an in-
`onymous ancestor]
`
`ain't seem to mesh with the job,’ he says. " (New York Times).
`sect’s thoracic region, bearing the middle legs and the rear
`n. A cell produced by fission
`accordeith another; harmonize.
`[Earlier meash, mash,
`wings.
`[New Latin :MESO- + ruonAx]
`
`~ + -ITE.]
`‘rn Middle Dutch masche, maesche. See mezg-2 in Apt
`mes-o-tho-ri-um (méz’a—thor’é-om, ~th6r’é—9m, més’-) n. Either
`) n.. A frigate captured from
`dix.*] —-mesh’y adj.
`,
`of two decay products of thorium: a. mesothorium I, an iso-
`
`during the Civil War, fitted wit
`
`hach (mé’shak’). A Hebrew captive who, with Shadrach
`tope of radium. b.1nesothorium ll, an isotope of actinium.
`6 name Virginia against the Uni
`d Abednego, miraculously escaped death in Nebuchadnez-
`[New Latin :MESO- + THORIUMJ
`Roads on March 9, 1862.
`’s fiery furnace. Daniel 3.
`‘
`mesa-tron (méz'e-tron’, més’-)n. Physics. An obsolete term for
`l. Also Merrri-mac. A river risin
`.shed (ma~shéd’). Also Mesh-lied. Iranian Mash-had (ma—
`meson (see).
`[Msso- + (BLECTmONJ
`
`
`rid flowing about 110 miles thre
`d’). A city of Iran, a trade center in the extreme northeast.
`Mes‘o-zo-ic (mez’ezo’ik, mes’-) adj. 0f, belonging to, or
`s to the Atlantic Ocean.
`-
`
`designating the third era of geologic time, which includes the
`pulation, 312,000.
`h-work (mesh’wurk’) n. Meshes; network.
`n. Gay conviviality; hilarity
`Cretaceous. Jurassic, and Triassic periods, and is characterized
`.si.at (mé’zé—ol, méz’e-, mé’zhal, més'e-ol) adj. 0f, in, near,
`by the predominance of reptilian life forms. See geology. —n.
`
`iast. 1. Full of high—spirited ga
`toward the middle.
`[MES(0)- + -IAL.] —-me’si.al.ly adv.
`Preceded by the. The Mesozoic era.
`[Mnso- + 'ZOICJ
`tart Aristophanes" (Ben Ions
`
`mes-quite (méskét’, maskét’) n. Also mes-quit. Any of several
`.sit-ydene (mo—sit'a-lén’) n. A hydrocarbon,
`(CH3)3C6H3,
`in and gaiety; festive. 3. Pleasure
`urring in petroleum and coal
`tar and synthesrzed from
`shrubs or small trees of the genus Prosopis; especially, P. juli-
`
`[Mi
`—See Synonyms at jolly.
`tone.
`[MESITYL(OXIDE) + -ENE.]
`flora, of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Its pods
`
`-i-tyl oxide (més’a-til). An oily liquid, (CH3)2C:CHCOCH3,
`h mirige, pleasant. See mreg
`
`are used as forage. Also called f‘algarroba,” “honey locust."
`Iv. —mer’ri-ness n.
`ained from acetones and used as a solvent and insect repel—
`
`See screw bean.
`[Spanish mezquite, from Nahuatl mizquitl.)
`jeste
`’drdh) n. A prankster,
`mess (mes) n. 1.A disorderly accumulation of items. 2.A
`
`t.
`[From Greek mesite's, mediator, from mesos, middle (see
`: unknown]
`cluttered, untidy, usually dirty state or condition. 3. a. A dis—
`dhyo- in Appendix*) + -vL.]
`
`. Plural in form, sometimes use
`
`-mer-ism (mez’me-riz’am) n. Hypnotism as practiced by
`turbing, confusing, and troublesome state of affairs; muddle.
`ieilwort (see).
`A. Mesmer. See animal magnetism.
`[After Franz Anton
`b. Senseless confusion and discontinuity; chaos. 4. An amount
`1. A circular platf
`>-round’) n.
`glimmer
`(1734—1815), Austrian physician] —mes.mer’ie
`of food for a meal, course, or dish: “at their savory dinner set /
`
`ez-mér’ik) adj.
`e form of wooden animals, revol
`0f herbs. and other country messes” (Milton). 5. A serving of
`
`nusic, and ridden for amuserri
`«mer-ize (méz’mo-riz’, més’-) trtv.
`'iled. ~izlng. -izes. 1. To
`soft, semiliquid food. 6. A distasteful and unappetizing concoc~
`equipment consisting of a sat
`pnotize. 2. To enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by
`tion. 7. An amount or number acquired, usually of something
`
`res when pushed or pedaled. 3 ,
`sheer force of his presence." (Justin Kaplan). —mos’mer-
`edible: a mess offish. 8. a. A group of persons, usually in the
`r n.
`rry-go-roumz' of parties.
`.
`military, who regularly eat meals together. b. The place Where
`
`king) n. 1. Participation in a re-
`such meals are served. c. A meal eaten there.
`--v. messed.
`no (mén) adj. Law.
`Intermediate;
`intervening.
`[Middle
`er’ry-mak’er n.
`'
`glish, from Norman French mesne, meen, from Old French
`messing. messes. «tr.
`1. To make disorderly and soiled;
`
`’_)
`.”- Archaic. A wishbone.
`‘en, from Latin medidnus. median, from medius, middle. See
`clutter. Often used with up: messed up the kitchen with pots and
`
`rismg in northwestern England a
`hyo- in Appendix.*]
`pans. 2. To bungle, mismanage, or botch. Usually used with
`it
`to Liverpool.
`[Middle En
`
`’esne lord. A feudal lord intermediate between a superior lord
`up: He messed up the test. 3. Slang. To be rough with; man-
`his own vassals or tenants.
`-
`e'a. “boundary-river” (i.e., bet
`
`handle. Usually used with up: a mugger messing up his victim.
`
`: mire, boundary (see mei
`0—, mes—.
`Indicates middle, center, or intermediate; for
`—iritr. 1. To cause or make a mess. 2. To interfere; meddle.
`_
`: akwa- in Appendix*).]
`3. To take a meal in a military mess. “mess around (or about).
`xample, mesoblast, mesoderm.
`[Greek, from mesos, middle.
`
`t’) rr. Pharmacology. A tradem
`See medhyo- in Appendix.*]
`Informal. To occupy time by puttering or tinkering; work aim-
`‘Os-o-blast (mez’a-blast’, més’—) n. The middle germinal layer
`lessly: “there is nothing. .
`. half so much worth doing as simply
`
`
`tid’vil’). A borough of south
`messing about in boats" (Kenneth Grahame).
`[Middle English
`ftlie embryo; the mesoderm in its early stage of devekipment.
`
`west of Cardiff. Population, 58,
`Maso- + -BLAST.] «mes’o-btas’tic adj.
`mes. course of a meal, dish of food, group of messmates, from
`
`:h of London, England, comprisi
`ss-o-carp (méz’c—karp’, més’-) n. Botany. The middle, usually
`Old French, from Latin missus, “placement," course of a meal,
`
`iiVISions of Merton and Mord
`eshy layer of a pericarp (see).
`[Maso- + -CARP.]
`from mittere (past participle missus), to send, place, put. See
`Population, l89,000.
`smeit- in Appendix.*]
`es~o-ceph-a-lon. Variant of mesencephalon.
`pped elevation with one or mo
`
`mes-sage (més'ij) n. Abbr. msg.
`1. A communication trans-
`es-oiderm (mEZ'a-di‘irm’, mes’-)'n. The embryonic germ
`
`the southwestern United Stat
`mitted by spoken or written words, by signals, or by other
`EYS‘J,
`lying between the ectoderm and the endoderm, from
`
`means from one person or group to another. 2. A statement
`, from Latin me‘rzsai, table]
`inch develop connective tissue, muscles, and the urogenital
`. A narrow range of low hil
`
`made or read before a gathering: a farewell message. 3. The
`rid vascular systems.
`[Meso. + ~DERM.] nmes'o-der’mal.
`deposits of iron ore and tacorii
`basic theme or significance of something: “the life ofBritain, her
`
`es’o-der’mie adj.
`.
`.lyéiNs’) n. A
`; French ma
`eero-lith-ic (méz’o—lith’ik, més’-) adj. Archaeology. Desrg-
`message, and her glory" (Winston Churchill).
`[Middle English,
`)r socml position.
`[French .
`atlng the cultural period between the Paleolithic and Neolithic
`from Old French, from Vulgar Latin missdiicum (unattested),
`
`“something sent,” “a communication,” from Latin mittere
`ges, marked by the appearance of the bow and of cutting
`
`( (ma’so vfird’, vér’dé). An area
`(past participle missus), to send. See smeit- in Appendix.*]
`Gels. Also “Miolithic.” —n. Archaeology. The Mesolithic Age.
`
`ithwestern Colorado, noted for
`mes-sa-line (més’e—lén') n. A lightweight, soft, shiny silk cloth
`eceded by the.
`[MESO- + —LITHIC.]
`
`:llings.
`e§-0-morph (méz’e-morf’, més’-) n. A human body charaCo
`with a twilled or satin weave.
`[French messaliner]
`
`Mes-sei-gneurs. Plural of Monseigneur.
`filed by powerful musculature and a predominantly bony
`
`amework. Compare
`ectomorph,
`endomorph.
`[MESO— +
`mes-sen-ger (més’an-jor) n. 1. One who is charged with trans—
`
`mitting messages or performing errands: a. A person employed
`.ribes. Also called “peyote.”
`to carry telegrams, letters, or parcels.
`b. A military or other
`l”ts-t‘I-mowphir:
`(mez’e-nior’fik,‘ més’-) adj. 1.Also mes-o-
`
`quor distilled from the ferment
`OY-Dhaus (-fos). Of, pertaining to, or existing in a state of
`official dispatch bearer; courier. n. An angel: Gabriel, messen-
`
`agave (see). 3.A plant, magu
`ger of the Annunciation.
`d. An envoy; especially, a chosen
`Eitter intermediate between liquid and crystal. 2. Of or per-
`
`:cal, mexcal, from Nahuatl-m6
`lmng to a mesomorph. «mes’o-mor’phy ri.
`prophet: a messenger of Allah. 2. A bearer of news: “Strange
`
`faces come through the streets to me/Iike messengers” (Archi—
`eS‘On (mez’on’, mé'zon’, més’on’, mé’son’) n. Physics. Any of
`
`(CH30.
`'. An alkaloid drug,
`Weral subatomic particles, having integral spins and masses
`bald MacLeish). 3. Archaic. A forerunner; harbinger. 4. Nauti-
`'oduces hallucinations and o
`cal. A chain or rope used for hauling in a cable.
`[Middle
`enerally intermediate between leptons and baryons. See parv
`. + -INE.]
`English messager, messanger, from Old French messagier, from
`cle. Formerly called “mesotron.”
`[Mias(0)— + -0N.]
`-—-me~
`[ural of Madame or Madam.
`W’ic (mé-zdn’ik, mé~, —son’ik) adj.
`message. MESSAGE]
`’
`lies. Plural of Mademoiselle.
`
`messenger RNA. A ribonucleic acid (see) that carries the
`es'o-neph-ros (méz’a-nef’ros, -ros’, més’-) n. The midpart of
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`platform car. A railroad car having no sides or roof‘ fl
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`platform scale. An industrial weighing instrument cans
`of a platform coupled to an automatic system of levers
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`adjustable weights, used to weigh large or heavy Objects
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`pIa-ti-na (plo—té’no, plat’o-ne) n. Rare. Platinum, especia
`
`[Spanish, diminutive of plaza, Silver 1
`found naturally.
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`from Vulgar Latin plattus (unattested), flat. See pineal};
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`plat-ing (plé’ting) n. 1. A thin layer or coating of metal 5'
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`gold or silver. 2. A covering or layer of metal sheets 0}
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`pla-tin-ic (ple-tin’ik) adj. Chemistry. Of, pertaining to or
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`taining platinum, especially with valence 4.
`'
`plat-i-nize (plat’omiz’) tr.v. anized. -nizing. mixes. To at"
`
`_
`plate with platinum.
`[PLA'I‘IN(I)- + -IZE.]
`platino-, platin—. platini—.
`Indicates the presence or
`teristics of platinum; for example, platinotype, platinoi
`
`plat-i-noid (plat'o-noid’) adj. Like platinum. m".
`1
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`of copper, nickel, tungsten, and zinc, formerly used in
`coils. 2. Any metal resembling platinum chemically
`
`
`osmium, iridium, or palladium.
`[PLATIN(0)- +'-0113.}
`plat-isno-type (plat’o-no-tip’) n. 1. A process formerly;
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`making photographic prints, using a finely precipitated
`num salt and an iron salt in the sensitizing solution to
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`photographic prints in platinum black. 2. A photograph
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`produced by this process.
`[PLATINO- + -TYPE.]
`plat-i-nous (place—nos) adj. Of, pertaining to, or co”
`
`platinum, especially with valence 2.
`‘
`plat-i-num (plat'o-nam) n. 1. Symbol Pt A silvery/hit
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`element occurring worldwide, usually mixed with or
`such as iridium, osmium, or nickel. It is ductile and:
`
`does not oxidize in air, and is used in electrical co
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`jewelry, dentistry, electroplating, and as a catalys
`
`number 78, atomic weight 195.09, melting point 176
`ing point 3827°C, specific gravity 21.45, valences l, 2
`
`element. 2. Medium to light gray. See color.
`’2
`from Spanish platina, PLA'HNAJ
`
`platinum black. A fine black powder of metalli
`used as, a catalyst and as a gas absorbent.
`platinum blond. 1. A very light silver-blond ha
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`person having hair of this color. See Usage note
`plat~i-tude (plit’odo’od’, ~tyo‘hd') n. 1. A trite rem
`
`triteness. ——Sce s
`ment. 2. Lack of originality;
`cliche.
`[French, “flatness,” from plat, flat, from“
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`from Vulgar Latin plattus (unattested), from
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`broad, flat. See plat- in Appendix.*] —plat’i-tu’di
`
`plat-i-tu-di-nize (plat’a—ttfod’n-iz’, plit’a-tyo‘bd’d
`
`«nizing, -nizes. To use platitudes in speaking or ’
`Plaito (pla’to). Original name, Aristccles. 4279
`
`philosopher.
`Plaoton-ic (pla-ton’ik, pla-) adj. Also Pla~ton~i~cai
`
`p15») (for sense 1). 1. Of, pertaining to, or ch
`
`Plato or his philosophy. 2. Often small p. Tran
`
`platonic love. 3. Sometimes small p. Speculati
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`«Fla-ton'iOcal-Iy adv.
`Pla-to-nism (plat'n-iz’am) n. The philosophy
`
`cially insofar as it asserts the ideal forms as a
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`eternal reality of which the phenomena of the
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`imperfect and transitory reflection. ~Ple'to-ni"
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`pla-toon (plo-to’bn') n. Abbr. plat. 1. A subdivi
`company divided into squads or sections and
`
`manded by a lieutenant. 2.A body of perso
`
`gether. 3. Football. A group of players within"
`‘
`offense or defense.
`[French peloton, “litt
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`soldiers, from Old French pelote, from Vol
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`(unattested), diminutive of Latin pila, ball. See
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`platoon sergeant. U.S. Army. The senior-n
`officer in a platoon or comparable unit.
`‘
`-
`Platt-deutsch (plat’doich’) n. The Low Germ
`
`northern Germany.
`[German, from Dutch pl
`low, clear, from Middle Dutch, from Old Frett
`tude) + Duitsch, German, from Middle
`
`
`
`platyhelminth
`feminine plural of plaste‘s, molder, sculptor, from plastos, mold-
`ed, from plassein, to mold. See pale" in Appendix.*] —plas~
`t