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`meter
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`1209
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`methylate
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`metheanethesline (me than/tho én’), n. Pharm.
`a
`pending on either the kind orthe numberoffeet
`thing) according to a method. Also, esp. Brit., meth’od:
`compound, C,,H,.BrNO,, used in the form ofits bromide
`mens'ting the verse or both rhythmic kind and number
`ise’.
`(1580-90; metHop + -1zE] —meth/od-lz/er, n.
`consti (usually used in combination): pentameter; dac-
`in the treatment of excessive sweating and salivation,
`of. feet eter;
`iambic trimeter. Also, Brit, metre.
`(bef.
`meth/od of least’ squares’, Statistics. See least
`peptic ulcer, stomach cramps, and other conditions re-
`squares.
`slic ME metir, metur, OE meter < L metrum poetic
`sulting from nerve dysfunction.
`[METH- + (X)ANTH- +
`;
`verse < Gk métron measure; r. ME metre < MF
`-E(NE) + (CARBONY)L + -INE?]
`meter, above]
`meethaequaslone (ma thak/wo lon’, meth’a kwa/lon,
`1. an instrument for measuring,
`5
`yr?
`(mé/tar), n.
`-kwol/on), n. Pharm.
`a nonbarbiturate sedative-hyp-
`meter. that automatically measures andrecords the
`notic substance, C,.H,,N,O, used to induce sleep: also
`esp:
`of something, as of gas, water, miles,‘or time,
`°.,
`widely used asanillicit drug.
`(1960-65; merH(yL) + -a-
`ofuncert.derivation+ qu(in)a(zo)l(in)one (see QUINAZO-
`quan it is activated. 2. See parking meter. —v.t. 3. to
`LINE, -ONE)]
`whenie by means of a meter. 4.
`to process (mail) by
`meas of a postage meter. Also, Brit, metre.
`[1805-15;
`Meth-e-drine (meth’a drén/’, -drin), Pharm., Trade-
`meaTEs, -ER!
`mark. a brand of methamphetamine.
`ter,
`2 combining form meaning “measure,” used in
`me-theg:-lin
`(mo theg/lin), n.
`a variety of spiced
`sme
`nes of instruments measuring quantity, extent,
`the peti altimeter; barometer. Cf. -metry.
`[< NL
`mead.
`[1525-35; < Welsh meddyglyn, equiv. to meddyg
`healing (< L medicus; see MEDICAL) + llyn liquor]
`degre im < Gk métron measure]
`tr’
`eae
`mter-aee (mé/tar ij), n.
`1. the practice of measur-
`met-he-mo-glo-bin
`(met hée’mea glo/bin,
`-hem/2-,
`-hé’/mea gld’-, -hem/a-), n. Biochem.
`a brownish com-
`me measurement. 2. a sum orprice charged for meas-
`pound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formedin the blood, as
`menent.
`[1880-85; METER® + -AGE]
`by the use of certain drugs. Also, methaemoglobin.
`merter-carndle
`(mé/ter kan/dl), n.
`lux. Abbr: me
`Also called ferrihemoglobin, hemiglobin.
`[1865-70;
`5-10]
`MET- + HEMOGLOBIN]
`UMter-can-dle-sec-ond (mé/tar kan/dl sek’and), n.
`meethesnasmine (me thé/no mén’, -min), n. Chem.
`a
`merit of light-exposure equivalent to one lux for one
`AMINE
`Benecoateyloneteirene (1925-30; METH- + -ENE +
`ond.
`e tered mail’, mail on which the postageis printed
`meth-i-cil-elin (meth’a sil7in), n. Pharm.
`a semisyn-
`‘rectly on an envelope or label by a machinelicensed by
`thetic penicillin antibiotic, C,,H,~N2NaO,S, used princi-
`disefostal service.
`[1925-30]
`pally in the treatment of severe, penicillin-resistant
`staphylococci
`infections.
`[1960-65; MeTH(yL) + (PEN)-
`(mé/tar kil’a gram/-
`e-ter-kilo-gram-sec-ond
`ICILLIN]
`fend), adj. of or pertaining to the system ofunits in
`Erich the meter, kilogram, and second are the ponepal
`meth-imea-zole (me thim’a zdl’, -thi”ma-), n. Pharm.
`waits of length, mass,and time. Abbr.: mks, MKS
`[1935-
`a white crystalline substance, C,H,N,S,
`that
`inhibits
`40me-ter-kil-o-gram-sec-ond-am-pere (mé@/tar kil?-
`thyroxin synthesis, used in the treatment of hyperthy-
`roidism.
`[METH(YL) + IM(ID)AZOLE]
`gram/sek/ and am/pér, -am pér’), adj. of or pertain-
`meethinks (mi thingks’), v.
`impers.; pt. me-thought.
`ing to the system of units in which the meter, kilogram,
`Archaic,
`it seems to me.
`[bef. 900; ME methinketh, OE
`second, and ampere are the principal units of length,
`me thyncth, See ME, THINK?, -s?]
`mass,
`time, and electric current. Abbr.: mksa, MKSA
`a crystal-
`mesthicoecarb (me thi/a kiirb’), n. Chem.
`[1935-40]
`line compound, C,,H,;NO,S, used as a nonsystemic in-
`me/ter maid’, a female memberofa police or traffic
`MATE
`pte and miticide.
`[ME(THYL) + THIO- + CARB(A-
`department responsible for issuing tickets for parking
`violations.
`[1955-60, Amer.]
`me-thi-oenine (me thi’a nén/, -nin), n. Biochem.
`an
`the boundaries or lim-
`metes’ and bounds’ (méts),
`amino acid, CH,SCH,CH,CH(NH,)COOH,found in ca-
`its of a piece of land.
`[1275-1325; late ME; trans. of AF
`sein, wool, and other proteins or prepared synthetically:
`metes et boundes. See METE?, BOUND*]
`used as a supplementto a special diet in the prevention
`and treatmentofcertain liver diseases. Abbr.: Met; Sym-
`met-es-trus (met es/tras), n.
`the luteal phase of the
`reproductive cycle in mammalian females, occurring
`bol: M [1925-30; b. METHYL and THIONINE]
`after ovulation and characterized by developmentof the
`-mol/), n.
`meth-o-car-baemol
`(meth’a kar’ba mél’,
`corpus luteum, increased progesterone secretion, and de-
`Pharm.
`a substance, C,,H,;NO;, used as a muscle re-
`creased estrogen secretion. Also, metoestrus.
`(1895-
`laxant in combination with other drugs in the treatment
`1900; MeT- + ESTRUS]
`of acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.
`[METH(YL)
`+ -o- + CARBAM(ATE) + -OL!']
`meth
`(meth), n. Slang.
`drine.
`[by shortening]
`metheod (meth/ad), n.
`1. a procedure, technique, or
`meth-, a combining form representing methyl! in com-
`way of doing
`something, esp. in accordance with a defi-
`pound words: methenamine.
`nite plan: There are three possible methods of repairing
`Meth., Methodist.
`this motor. 2. a manner or modeof procedure, esp. an
`orderly,
`logical, or systematic way of instruction,
`in-
`a white,
`méthsacertin (meth’a sét/n), n. Pharm.
`quiry,
`investigation, experiment, presentation, ete.:
`the
`callie, water-insoluble powder, C,H,,NO., used for
`empirical method of inquiry.
`3. order or system in
`relieving pain and reducing or preventing fever. Also
`+ ACET- +
`doing anything: to work with method. 4. orderly or sys-
`-IN
`oh acetanisidine.
`[£1960-65; MeETH-
`tematic arrangement, sequence, or the like.
`5.
`the
`Method.Also called Stanislavski Method, Stanislavski
`methsacery-late (meth ak/ra lat’), n. Chem. an ester
`System. a theory and technique of acting in which the
`or salt derived from methacrylic acid.
`[1860-65; meTH-
`performeridentifies with the character to be
`portrayed
`+ ACRYL(IC) + -ATE?]
`and renders the part in a naturalistic, nondec amatory,
`and highly individualized manner. —adj. 6. (usually
`an acrylic resin
`Chem.
`methac’rylate res/in,
`cap.) of, pertaining to, or employing the Method: a
`formed by polymerizing the esters or amides of metha-
`¢rylic acid.
`Method actor; Method acting.
`{1375-1425;
`late ME:
`medical procedure < L methodus < Gk méthodos sys-
`(meth’a kril’ik, meth/-),
`Meth/a-cryVic ac’id
`tematic course, equiv. to met- META- + hodés way, road]
`C em.
`a colorless,
`liquid acid, C,H,O2, produced syn-
`—meth/od-less, adj.
`thetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate,
`—Syn.
`1, 2. means, technique. METHOD, MODE, WAY
`Polymerizes to yield a clear plastic. Cf. Lucite, Plexi-
`imply a mannerin which a thing is done or in which it
`glas.
`(1860-65; MeTH- + ACRYLIC]
`happens. MetHoprefers to a settled kind of procedure,
`a synthetic
`Meth-a-done (meth’a don’), n. Pharm.
`usually according to a definite, established,
`logical, or
`harcotic, C2,H.sCINO, similar to morphine but effective
`systematic plan: the open-hearth method of makingsteel:
`one method of solving a problem. Moneis a more formal
`orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substi-
`word that implies a customary orcharacteristic fashion
`tute in the treatment of heroin addiction. Also, metheas
`don (meth’a don’).
`(1945-50, Amer.; METH(YL) +
`of doing something: Kangaroos have a peculiar mode of
`A(MINO) + D(IPHENYL) + (HEPTAN)ONE]
`carrying their young. Way, a word in popular usefor the
`general
`idea,
`is equivalent
`to various more specific
`Met-haesmoeglo-bin
`(met hée/mo glo/bin,
`-hem/a-,
`words: someone’s way (manner) of walking; the best way
`“hé/ma gl6’-, -hem/a-), n. methemoglobin.
`(method) of rapid calculating; the way (mode) of holding
`Meth:am-phet-a-mine (meth’am fet?a mén/, -min),
`a pen, 4, disposition.
`fe Pharm. a central nervous system stimulant, C,oH,;,N,
`mesthodsiecal
`(ma thod/i kal), adj. 1. performed, dis-
`od clinically in the treatment of narcolepsy, hyperki-
`posed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; order-
`ea and for blood pressure maintenance in hypoten-
`ly: a_methodical person. 2. painstaking, esp. slow and
`ee States: also widely used asanillicit drug.
`[1945-50;
`careful; deliberate. Also, me*thod/ic.
`[1560-70; me-
`ETH- + AMPHETAMINE].
`thodic (< L methodic(us) < Gk methodikés; see METHOD,
`eth-a-nal
`(meth’a nal’), n. Chem.
`formaldehyde.
`-IC) + -AL']) —merthod/lcalely, adv. —meethod/i-
`cal-ness, n.
`METHANE + -AL?]
`Meth-a-na-tion (meth’a na’shan), n. Chem.
`the proc-
`—Syn. 1. precise. See orderly.
`m of converting a mixture, as of hydrogen and carbon
`the doctrines,
`1.
`Meth-od:ism (meth’a diz’am), n.
`Snoxide, into methane.
`(1955-60; METHANE + -ATION]
`polity, beliefs, and methods of worship of the Methodists.
`Teth-ane (meth/an; Brit. mé/than), n. Chem. a color-
`2. (I.c.) the act or practice of working, proceeding, etc.,
`according to some method orsystem. 3. (I.c.) an exces-
`of » odorless, flammable gas, CH,, the main constituent
`sive use of or preoccupation with methods, systems, or
`ed Marsh gas and the firedamp of coal mines, obtained
`the like.
`[1730-40; METHOD + -1sM]
`metheetcially from natural gas: the first member of the
`ry ane, or alkane, series of hydrocarbons.
`[1865-70;
`Meth-od-ist
`(methodist), n. 1. a memberof the larg-
`H- + -ANE]
`est Christian denomination that grew out of the revival
`me
`:
`Chem.
`See alkane series.
`[iess-ane series,
`of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal
`andsocial morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in
`“eth-an-o-gen (me than/ajan, -jen’), n.
`anyof a di-
`the U.S., a modified episcopal polity. 2. (l.c.) a person
`whorelies greatly or excessively on methodsora partic-
`Occurs Sroup of widely distributed archaebacteria that
`ular method. —adj. 3. Also, Meth/od-is’tic, Meth/od-
`tin anaerobic environments, as the intestinal tracts
`is/ti-cal. of or pertaining to the Methodists or Method-
`a animals, freshwater and marine sediments, and sew-
`ism.
`[1585-95; MeTHOD + -1st] —Meth/od-is/ti-calely,
`adv.
`ited and are capable of producing methane from a lim-
`hygratmber of substrates, includingcarbon dioxide and
`CONCISE PRONUNCIATION KEY:act, cape, dare, piart; set, Equal:if, ice;
`Sour eer acetate, and methylamines: an important
`Me-tho-di-eus (ma tho/dée as), n. Saint (Apostle of the
`ox, Over, Grder, oil, bdOk, bdOt, out; up, arge; child; sing; shoe; thin,
`Slavs),
`a.p. c825-885, Greek missionary in Moravia
`Sonny of natural gas.
`[1975-80; METHANE- + -o- +
`that; zh as in treasure. a = a as in alone, e as in system,
`i as in
`(brother of Saint Cyril).
`me ] —meth-an/o-gen/ic, adj.
`easily, o as in gallop, u as in circus; ? as in fire (fi*r), hour (ou’r).
`agetasnol (meth’a ndl’, -nol’), n. Chem. See methyl
`1 andncanserve as syllabic consonants, as in cradle (krad/1), and
`meth-od-ize (meth/a diz’), v.t., -ized, -iz-ing.
`1.
`to
`button (but/n). See the full key inside the front cover.———
`hol.
`(1890-95; METHANE + -oL']
`reduce (something) to a method. 2.
`to arrange (some-
`,
`
`meth-od-ol-o-gy (meth/a dol/a je), n., pl. -gles. 1. a
`set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regu-
`lating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences. 2.
`Philos. a. the underlying principles and rules of organi-
`zation of a philosophical system or inquiry procedure. b.
`the study ofthe principles underlying the organization of
`the various sciences and the conductofscientific inquiry.
`3. Educ. a branch of pedagogics dealing with analysis
`and evaluation of subjects to be taught and of the meth-
`ods of teaching them.
`[1790-1800; < NL methodologia.
`See METHOD, -0-, -LOGy) —meth-od-o-log-i-cal (meth’-
`a dl ojfi kal), adj. —meth/od-o-log/i-calely,
`adv,
`—meth/od-ol/o-gist, n.
`a
`meth-o-hex-ictal
`(meth’o hek/si tal’), n. Pharm.
`barbiturate
`anesthetic, used
`in
`its
`sodium form,
`C,4H,;N,NaQs, for induction of general anesthesia or for
`anesthesia of short duration.
`[METHO(xY)- + HEX- +
`(BARB)IT(URIC ACID) + AL(LYL)]
`a synthetic
`meth-orprene (meth/a
`prén’), n. Chem.
`insect juvenile hormone,
`C,.H3,O3, used as a biological
`pesticide primarily on mosquito and fly larvae to pre-
`vent maturing to the adult state.
`(1970-75; prob. ME-
`THO(XY-) + PR(OPYL) + -ENE]
`a
`n. Pharm.
`meth-o-trexsate
`(meth/d trek/sat),
`toxic folic acid analogue, C2o>H,2N.Os, that inhibits cellu-
`lar reproduction, used primarily in the treatment of pso-
`riasis and certain cancers and as an immunosuppressive
`agent.
`(1950-55; MeTHo(xy)- + trexate, of unclear deri-
`vation]
`me-thought (mi thét/), v. pt. of methinks.
`meth-ox-ide (meth ok/sid, -sid), n. Chem. methylate
`(def. 1).
`[METH- + OXIDE]
`a potent
`me-thoxesaclen (me thok/sa len), n. Pharm.
`compound, C,,H,O., derived from the seeds of the plant
`Ammi majus: used in combination with certain ultravio-
`let radiation for the treatment of severe psoriasis.
`[ME-
`THOX(y)- + (P)S(OR)ALEN]
`containing the
`mesthoxey (moa thok’sé), adj. Chem.
`methoxy group. Also, meth-ox-yl (ma thok/sil).
`(1895-—
`1900; METH- + oxy-?]
`methoxy-, a combining form occurring in the names of
`chemical compounds in which the methoxy group is
`present: methoxychlor.
`-ben-
`(ma thok’sé ben/zén,
`me-thox-y-benezene
`[METHOXY- + BENZENE]
`zén/), n. Chem. anisole.
`mesthoxey-chlor (ma thok/si klér’, -klér’), n. Chem.
`a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C,.H,;Cl,03,
`used as an insecticide. Also called DMDT, methoxy
`DDT.
`(1945-50; MeTHoxy- + CHLOR-']
`meth-ox-y-fluerane (me thok/sé fldor/an), n. Pharm.
`a potent substance, C,H,Cl,F.0, used as an analgesic in
`minor surgical procedures andless frequently as a gen-
`ANE
`aa (1960-65; MerHoxy- + FLU(O)R- + (ETH)-
`methox’y group’,
`Chem.
`the univalent group
`CH,O—. Also called methox’y rad/ical.
`[1895-1900]
`Me-thu-en (ma thoo/an), n.
`a town in NE Massachu-
`setts, near Lawrence. 36,701.
`Merthueseslah (ma thoo/zala, -thodz/la), n. 1. a pa-
`triarch who lived 969 years. Gen. 5:27. 2. an extremely
`old man. 3.a very large wine bottle holding 6% qt. (6 1).
`metheyl
`(meth/el), adj. Chem.
`containing the methyl
`group.
`[1835-45; by back formation from METHYLENE]
`—me-thylic (me thil’ik, ma-), adj.
`methyl-, a combining form occurring in the names of
`chemical compoundsin which the methyl groupis pres-
`ent: methylamine.
`a colorless, flammable,
`meth’yl ac’etate, Chem.
`volatile liquid, C,H,O2, the methyl ester of acetic acid,
`oa) a fragrant odor, used chiefly as a solvent.
`[1900-
`meth’ ylea-ce/tic ac/id (meth/al a sé/tik, -a set/ik),
`Chem. See propionic acid.
`(1880-85; METHYL- + ACE-
`TIC ACID]
`a col-
`(meth/a lal’, meth/a lal’), n. Chem.
`metheyleal
`orless, flammable,volatile liquid, C;H,O3, having a chlo-
`roformlike odor, used chiefly as a solvent, in
`erfumery,
`and in organic synthesis. Also called dimethoxy-
`methane, formal.
`[1830-40; metHyL- + -AL?]
`meth/yl al’cohol, Chem. a colorless, volatile, water-
`soluble, poisonousliquid, CH,O, obtained by the destruc-
`tive distillation of wood or the incomplete oxidation of
`natural gas, or produced synthetically from carbon mon-
`oxide and hydrogen,used chiefly as a solvent, a fuel, and
`an automobile antifreeze and in the synthesis of formal-
`dehyde. Also called methanol, wood alcohol, wood
`spirit.
`[1840-50]
`meth-yl-aemine (meth’a le men’, -al am/in), n. Chem.
`any of three derivatives of ammonia in which oneorall
`of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by methyl groups,
`esp. a
`gas, CHAN, with an ammonialike odor, the sim-
`plest alkyl derivative of ammonia and,like the latter,
`forminga series ofsalts. Also called monomethylamine.
`(1840-50; MeTHyYL- + AMINE]
`-ated, -at-ing.
`meth-yl-ate
`(meth’a lat’), n., v.
`Chem. —n. 1. Also called methoxide. any derivative of
`methy] alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH,ONa. 2. any
`compoundcontaining the methyl group. —v.t. 3. (in a
`compound) to replace (one or more hydrogen atoms) with
`the methyl] group. 4. to mix with methyl alcohol, as in
`
`methamphetamine; Methe-
`
`