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MONAMINES 



sembling the ante- 

 lope, found in S. 

 Africa. 



Moire, (mwar). [The 

 French word.] 1. 

 Mohair, q.v. 2. M. 

 antique = Watered 

 silk : a variety of 

 silk, in which the 

 colour has different 

 shades. 3. M. me- 

 tallique = Crystal- Mohr. 



lised tin-plate: iron-plate, coated with tin, 

 and having the coating more or less removed 

 by acids, so as to give a variety of shades to 

 the colour. 



Molars, (mo'larz). [L. mola, mill.] = Grind- 

 ing -teeth: broad teeth, at the side of the 

 mouth, adapted for grinding, v. Grinders. 



Molasse, (ruol-las'). [F. mollasse, flimsy.] A 

 soft sandstone, belonging to Miocene, found 

 in Switzerland. 



Molasses, (mo-las'ez). [Melasse, the French 

 word.] Treacle: an uncrystallisable syrup 

 obtained in the preparation of sugar. 



Mole, (raol). [Moi, the Dutch name.]=Talpa: 

 a small insectivorous ani- 

 mal belonging to Insecti- 

 vora. M. 6ut=Orthagoris- 

 cusmola. M. crickel=GTjl- 

 lotalpa vulgaris. M. rat=. 

 Rat-mole=Spalax = Geory- 

 chus. Golden jlf.=Chryso- 

 chloris. Water M. = The 

 local name for the New 

 Zealand ornithorhynchus. Mole. 



Molecular, (mo-lek'u-lar). [Molecule, q.v.] 

 Related to molecules. M. forces : forces re- 

 sulting from the inter-action of molecules: 

 usually imperceptible except by effects of 

 heat, light, &c. 



Molecule, (mol'e-kul). [The French word.] 

 The smallest particle of a substance which 

 can exist by itself. In the case of a chemical 

 element equal, at least, Do two atoms. 



Moles, (niolz). [Mole, q.v.] Talpidaj: a sub- 

 division of Insectivora, q.v. 



Mollusca, (mol-lus'ka). [L. mollis, soft.] A 

 primary division 

 of animals : soft- 

 bodied, boneless 

 animals, having 

 usually a shell, 

 nerves, a double 

 circulation of white 

 blood, and senses of Molluscs. 



sight and taste. The shells are usually 

 thicker in those living near the sea. Palteo- 

 zoic M.: much larger than modern. Shell- 

 bearing M . =Testaceae. 

 M., Classifications of 

 1. Mollusca 



Cephalopoda. 

 Pteropoda. 

 Gasteropoda. 

 Lamellibranchiata. 

 MoUuscoidea 

 'Tunicata. 

 Ascidians, 



2. By Huxley 

 Mollusca- 



Odontophora'. 

 Lamellibranchiata. 

 Molluscoida ' 

 Ascidioida. 

 Brachiopoda. 

 Polyzoa. 



Molluscoida, (mol-lus-koi'da). [Mollusca, q.v.; 

 Gk. eidos, form.] Ascidiaus, sea-mats, &c.= 

 Polyzoa, Brachiopoda, and Ascidians: ani- 

 mals living in aggregations, and forming a 

 primary division of the animal kingdom, 

 but strongly resembling the mollusca in 

 many points. 



Molossus, (mo-los'sus)=Bull-dog-bat : a bat 

 having a short head and a long tail; found 

 chiefly in Asia and S. America. 



Molothrus, (m5-lo'thrus). A bird, somewhat 

 resembling the starling; also called Cow- 

 bunting and Cow-bird. 



Molybdates, (mol-ib'duts). [Molybdenum, q.v.] 

 Compounds of molybdic acid with bases. 



Molybdenum, (mol-ib-de'num). [Gk. molyb- 

 daina, lead.]=Moii, Moiv, and Movi : a white, 

 brittle, infusible metal. 



Molybdic acid, (mol-ib'dik). [Molybdenum, 

 q.v.]=~M.oO^: an acid substance; also called 

 Molybdic anhydride. 



Momentum, (mo-men'tum). [L. momentum, 

 movement.] The amount of energy in ;i 

 moving body=the mass multiplied by the 

 velocity; also called impetus and moment. 



Motnordica, (mo-mor'di-ka). [L. mordeo, I 

 bite.]:=Squirting cucumber: a plant belong- 

 ing to Cucurbitacesc. M. charantia= Balsam 

 apple. M. eatemuii=Squirting cucumber. 



Monachus, (rnou'a-kus). A variety of the 

 seal, q.v. 



Monadaria, (mon-a-da'ri-a). De Blainville's 

 term for Infusoria. 



Monadelphia, (mon-a-delf'i-a). [Gk. monos, 

 alone; adelpkos, brother.] 

 A sub-division of plants, 

 including those of which 

 the stamens are united 

 into one bundle. 



Monads, (mou'adz). [Gk. 

 monos, one.] 1. Mon- 

 atomic elements, such 

 as hydrogen, cf. Dyads, 

 triads, <fcc. 2. Micro- 

 scopic infusoria. 



Monamides, (mon'a- Monadelph. 



midz). [Monos and Amide, q.v.] Primary 

 M. = Amides derived from ammonia, in 

 which one atom of hydrogen is replaced 

 by an organic radicle. Ex. Acetamide= 

 H 3 N-H+(C. 2 H 3 O.) Secondary JIT. = Am- 

 monia in which two atoms of hydrogen 

 are so replaced. Tertiary Jf.=Ammouia in 

 which all three atoms of hydrogen are 

 replaced. 



Monamines, (mon'a-minz). [Monos and 

 Amine, g.v.]=Monammonias: bases derived 

 from ammonia by the substitution of an 

 organic base for the whole or part of the 

 hydrogen. Primary M., in which one atom 

 of hydrogen is displaced = Amide bases. 



