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A GERMAN SCIENCE READER. 



Massenteilchen, n., infinitesimal 

 part, atom. 



massig, adj., moderate, temperate. 



matt, adj., dull. 



Mauerwerk, n., masonry. 



Maurer, m,, mason. 



Meet, n., sea, ocean. 



Meerschweinchen, n., guinea-pig. 



Meeresspiegel, m., surface of the 

 sea. 



Meeresstromung, f., ocean current. 



mehrsilbig, %.&]., poly syllabic. 



Mehltau, m., mildew. 



Mehrzahl, f., majority. 



meinen, to mean, to think, to say. 



Meinung, f., opinion. 



Menge, f., crowd, aggregate. 



Menschheit, f., mankind, human- 

 ity. 



Merkmal, n., characteristic. 



Merkur, m., mercury. 



messen, to measure. 



Messing, n., brass. 



Messingstange, f., brass rod. 



Messung, f., measurement, deter- 

 mination. 



Messvorrichtung, f., apparatus for 

 measuring. 



Metallkette, f., metal chain. 



Metallspitze, f., metal point. 



Meteorwasser, n.,water of precipita- 

 tion. 



Meter, n.,meter,French unit of length. 



Mikroskop, n., microscope. 



Milchsaure, f., lactic acid. 



Milchstrasse, f., Milky Way. 



Mineralstoff, m., mineral substance. 



mischen, to mix. 



Mischung, f., mixing, mixture. 



Misgriff, m., mistake. 



Mishandlung, f., mistreatment. 



Mitarbeiter, m., co-worker. 



Mitbiirger, m., fellow-citizen. 



Mittel, n., medium, means. 



mitteilen, to communicate. 



Mitteilung, f., communication. 



mitunter, now and then. 



moglich, &&}., possible. 



Moglichkeit, Impossibility. 



Molekiil, n., molecule. 



momentan, adv., immediately, mo- 

 mentary. 



Mond, m., moon, satellite. 



Mondwechsel, m., phase of the 

 moon. 



Monstrositaten, f. pi., monstrosi- 

 ties. 



Moos, n., moss. 



morastig, adj., marshy. 



Morser, m., mortar. 



Mundhohle, f., oral cavity. 



Mundspeichel, m., saliva. 



Mundstlick, n., mouth-piece. 



miissig, adj., idle, useless. 



Muster, n., pattern. 



N. 



nachahmen, to imitate. 

 Nachbarschaft, ., neighborhood. 

 Nachbildung, f., imitation. 

 nachdenken, to reflect. 

 nachgeben, to submit. 

 Nachhall, m., reverberation. 

 nachhaltig, adj., lasting. 

 Nachkommen, pi., descendants. 

 Nachlass, m., inheritance, heritage, 



intermission, abatement. 

 nachspiiren , to trace backward. 

 Nachteil, m., disadvantage. 



