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‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + &unr_; softness, fr. &unr_; soft. ] (Med.) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post-morten change. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) See Teosinte. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Guatemala. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Guatemala; as, Guatemalan coffee. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Guatemala; as, Guatemalan rebels. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Skr. himālaya, prop., the abode of snow. ] Of or pertaining to the Himalayas, the great mountain chain in Asia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. [ Written also kameela. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl.; pl. of Malum. [ L. ] Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mala in se [ L. ] (Law), offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute. --
Mala prohibita [ L. ] (Law), offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from mala in se, which are offenses at common law. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea. [ 1913 Webster ]

Malabar nut (Bot.), the seed of an East Indian acanthaceous shrub, the Adhatoda Vasica, sometimes used medicinally. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus, used in medicine and tanning etc.
Syn. -- East India kino, kino gum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of short-headed marine fishes which are often brightly colored.
Syn. -- family Malacanthidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Melocoton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.), A walking cane made from the stem of a species of palm of the genus Calamus (Calamus Scipionum), and of a brown color, often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and Malays. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Fr. Gr. mala`chh a mallow, from its resembling the green color of the leaf of mallows: cf. F. malachite. Cf. Mallow. ] (Min.) Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Green malachite, or malachite proper, admits of a high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. Blue malachite, or azurite, is a related species of a deep blue color. [ 1913 Webster ]

Malachite green. See Emerald green, under Green, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Malacissation. ] Softening; relaxing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. malacissare to make soft, Gr. malaki`zein. ] The act of making soft or supple. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + &unr_; a leech. ] (Zool.) A genus of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. See Illust. of Bdellomorpha. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. malako`s soft + &unr_; skin. ] (Zool.) One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. malako`s soft + -lite. ] (Min.) A variety of pyroxene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in the science of malacology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. malako`s soft + -logy: cf. F. malacologie. ] The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + -poda. ] (Zool.) A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also Protracheata, and Onychophora. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of antennae. The trancheae are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the body. Peripatus is the only known genus. See Peripatus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. malacoptérygien. ] (Zool.) One of the Malacopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + pte`ryx wing, fin, fr. ptero`n feather. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Belonging to the Malacopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., Gr. fr. malako`s soft + 'oste`on bone. ] (Med.) A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. malako`s soft + &unr_; mouth. ] (Zool.) Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. malako`s soft + &unr_; shell of a testacean. ] (Zool.) A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Malacostraca. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malacostracan + -logy. ] That branch of Zoological science which relates to the crustaceans; -- called also carcinology. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Belonging to the Malacostraca. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Melocoton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft + zw^, on an animal. ] (Zool.) An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mal- + address. ] Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one. W. D. Howells. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mal- + adjustment. ] A bad adjustment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mal- + administration. ] Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs. [ Written also maleadministration. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. See Malice, and Adroit. ] Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Maladies [ F. maladie, fr. malade ill, sick, OF. also, malabde, fr. L. male habitus, i. e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See Malice, and Habit. ] 1. Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder. [ 1913 Webster ]

The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. Buckminster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A moral or mental defect or disorder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Love's a malady without a cure. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; illness. See Disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A city and a province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, Malaga grapes, Malaga raisins, Malaga wines. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. Same as Malagasy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Madagascar; also (sing.), the language. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. Former name of the Republic of Madagascar, a nation in Africa occupying the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean east of Mozambique. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ F., fr. mal ill + aise ease. ] (Med.) An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of malamic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pg. ] A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malamic + ethane. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Malic + amic. ] (Chem.) Of or designating an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts. [ 1913 Webster ]