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GLOSSARY. 



Mortise. A cavity cut in a piece of 

 wood or other material, to receive 

 a corresponding projecting piece 

 called a tenon. 



Mososau'rus (Mo'sa, the river Meuse ; 

 Gr. (ravpos, sauros, a lizard). A 

 large fossil reptile found in the 

 cretaceous formation. 



Motor (Lat. mov'eo, I move). Pro- 

 ducing or regulating motion ; 

 applied to certain nerves and 

 muscles. 



Mouldings. A term applied to all 

 the varieties of outline or contour 

 given to the surfaces or edges of 

 the various subordinate parts of 

 buildings, whether projections or 

 depressions. 



Mu'cilage (Lat. mu'cus). A kind of 

 gum found in vegetables; a solu- 

 tion of gum in water. 



Mucilag'inous (Mu'cilage). Per- 

 taining to or of the nature of 

 mucilage. 



Mucor (Lat.). Mouldiness. 



Mucous (Lat. mu'cus, slime). Pertain- 

 ing to or of the nature of mucus ; 

 secreting mucus. 



Mucous Membrane. A membrane 

 secreting mucus, and lining in- 

 ternal passages and other cavities 

 which open on the surface of the 

 body, as well as the cavities which 

 open into these passages. 



Mu'cronate (Lat. mu'cro, the sharp 

 point of a weapon). Ending in a 

 stiff point. 



Mucus (Lat.). The slimy substance 

 effused on the surface of the mem- 

 branes covering the inner surface 

 of the body, as the alimentary 

 canal, nose, lungs, &c. 



Multi- (Lat. mul'tus, many or much). 

 A prefix in compound words, signi- 

 fying many. 



Multan'gular (Lat. mul'tus, many ; 

 an'gulus, an angle). Having many 

 angles. 



Multiartic'ulate(Lat. mwZ'Zws, many; 

 artidulus, a joint). Having many 

 joints. 



Multicus'pidate (Lat. mul'tus, many ; 

 cus'pis, the point of a weapon). 

 Having several points or tubercles ; 

 applied to the molar teeth. 



Multicos'tate (Lat. mul'tus, many ; 

 cos'ta, a rib). Having many ribs. 



MuTtifid (Lat. mul'tus, many; fin' do, 

 I cleave). Having many divisions ; 

 in botany, applied to leaves divided 

 laterally about the middle be- 

 tween the edge and the midrib 

 into numerous divisions. 



Mul'tiforro (Lat; mul'tus, many; 

 forma, shape). Having many 

 shapes. 



Multilateral (Lat. mul'tus, many; 

 latus, a side). Having many sides. 



Multilinear (Lat. mul'tus, many ; 

 li'nea, a line). Having many 

 lines. 



Multiloc'ular (Lat. mul'tus, many; 

 loc'ulus, a little place). Haying 

 many cells or chambers. 



Multino'date (Lat. mul'tus, many; 

 nodus, a knot). Having many 

 knots. 



Multino'mial (Lat. mul'tus, many; 

 nomen, a name). Having many 

 names or terms ; applied in algebra 

 to quantities consisting of several 

 names or terms. 



Multip'arous (Lat. mul'tus, many : 

 pai^io, I bring forth). Producing 

 many young at a birth. 



Multipartite (Lat. mul'tus, many; 

 par'tio, I divide). Divided into 

 many parts ; applied in botany to 

 leaves having numerous and deej 

 divisions. 



Mul'tiple (Lat. mul'tus, many; plic'o, 

 I fold). Containing many times ; 

 a common multiple of two or more 

 numbers is a number which can 

 be divided by each of them without 

 .leaving a remainder. 



Mul'tiplicand (Lat. multip'lico, I 

 multiply). The number which is 

 to be multiplied. 



Multiplica'tion (Lat. mul'tus, many ; 

 pli'co, I fold). The process of 

 repeating a quantity a certain 

 number of times, as though it were 

 repeatedly folded on itself. 



MuTtiplier (Multiply). That which 

 multiplies ; an instrument for in- 

 dicating the deflecting influence 

 of a weak electric current: so 

 called because the influence of 

 the current is multiplied by being 



