Muchel Much"el adjective [ √103. See
Mickle .]
Much. [ Obsolete]
Muchness Much"ness noun Greatness; extent. [ Obsolete or Colloq.]
The quantity and muchness of time which it filcheth.
W. Whately. Much of a muchness ,
much the same. [ Colloq.] "Men's men; gentle or simple, they're
much of a muchness ."
G. Eliot.
Muchwhat Much"what` adverb Nearly; almost; much. [ Obsolete] "
Muchwhat after the same manner."
Glanvill.
Mucic Mu"cic adjective [ Latin
mucus mucus: confer French
mucique .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white crystalline substance isomeric with saccharic acid.
Mucid Mu"cid adjective [ Latin
mucidus , from Latin
mucus mucus. See
Mucus , and confer
Moist .]
Musty; moldy; slimy; mucous. --
Mu"cid*ness ,
noun
Mucific Mu·cif"ic adjective [
Mucus + Latin
-ficare (in comp.) to make. See
-fy .]
1. (Medicine) Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus; blennogenous. 2. (Physiol.) Secreting mucus.
Muciform Mu"ci·form adjective [
Mucus +
- form .]
(Physiol.) Resembling mucus; having the character or appearance of mucus.
Mucigen Mu"ci·gen noun [
Muc in +
- gen .]
(Physiol.) A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin.
Mucigenous Mu·cig"e·nous adjective (Physiol.) Connected with the formation of mucin; resembling mucin. The mucigenous basis is manufactured at the expense of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell.
Foster.
Mucilage Mu"ci·lage noun [ French, from Latin
mucilago a musty juice, from
mucus mucus, slime. See
Mucus .]
1. (Bot. Chem.) A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc. 2. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage ; mucilage for fastening envelopes.
Mucilaginous Mu`ci·lag"i·nous adjective [ Confer French
mucilagineux . See
Mucilage .]
1. Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid. 2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands. 3. Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, mucilaginous gums or plants. --
Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness ,
noun
Mucin Mu"cin (mū"sĭn)
noun [ From
Mucus .]
1. (Bot. Chem.) See Mucedin . [ Obsolete]
2. (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons. See Illust. of Demilune .
Mucinogen Mu·cin"o·gen (mu*sĭn"o*jĕn)
noun [
Mucin +
-gen .]
(Physiol.) Same as Mucigen .
Muciparous Mu·cip"a·rous (mu*sĭ"pȧ*rŭs)
adjective [
Mucus + Latin
parere to produce.]
(Physiol.) Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.
Mucivore Mu"ci·vore (mū"sĭ*vōr)
noun [ Latin
mucus slime, mucus +
vorare to devour.]
(Zoology) An insect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe Mucivora .
Muck Muck (mŭk), abbreviation of Amuck .
To run a muck . See Amuck .
Muck Muck noun [ Icelandic
myki ; akin to Dutch
mög . Confer
Midden .]
1. Dung in a moist state; manure. Bacon. 2. Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found in low, damp places and swamps. 3. Anything filthy or vile. Spenser. 4. Money; -- in contempt. The fatal muck we quarreled for.
Beau. & Fl. Muck bar ,
bar iron which has been through the rolls only once. --
Muck iron ,
crude puddled iron ready for the squeezer or rollers. Knight.
Muck Muck adjective Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a muck fork.
Muck Muck transitive verb To manure with muck.
Muck rake Muck rake A rake for scraping up muck or dung. See Muckrake , intransitive verb , below.
Muckender Muck"en·der noun [ Spanish
mocador . Confer
Mokadour .]
A handkerchief. [ Obsolete] [ Written also
muckinder ,
muckiter ,
mockadour .]
Mucker Muck"er noun A term of reproach for a low or vulgar labor person. [ Slang]
Mucker Muck"er transitive verb To scrape together, as money, by mean labor or shifts. [ Obsolete]
Udall.
Muckerer Muck"er·er noun A miser; a niggard. [ Obsolete]
Muckiness Muck"i·ness noun The quality of being mucky.
Muckle Muc"kle adjective [ See
Mickle .]
Much. [ Obsolete]
Muckmidden Muck"mid`den noun A dunghill. [ Scot.]
Muckrake Muck"rake` intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle -raked ;
present participle & verbal noun -raking .]
To seek for, expose, or charge, esp. habitually, corruption, real or alleged, on the part of public men and corporations. On April 14, 1906, President Roosevelt delivered a speech on "The Man with the Muck Rake," in which he deprecated sweeping and unjust charges of corruption against public men and corporations. The phrase was taken up by the press, and the verb to muck"rake` in the above sense, and the noun muck"rak`er to designate one so engaged, were speedily coined and obtained wide currency. The original allusion was to a character in Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" so intent on raking up muck that he could not see a celestial crown held above him.
Mucksy Muck"sy adjective Somewhat mucky; soft, sticky, and dirty; muxy. [ Prov. Eng.]
R. D. Blackmore.
Muckworm Muck"worm` noun 1. (Zoology) A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larvæ of the tumbledung and allied beetles. 2. One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser. "Misers are
muckworms ."
Pope.
Mucky Muck"y adjective 1. Filthy with muck; miry; as, a mucky road. "
Mucky filth."
Spenser. 2. Vile, in a moral sense; sordid. [ Obsolete]
Spenser. Mucky money and false felicity.
Latimer.
Mucocele Mu"co·cele noun [
Mucus + Greek
kh`lh tumor.]
(Medicine) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter. Dunglison.
Mucoid Mu"coid adjective [
Mucus +
- oid .]
Resembling mucus. Dunglison. Mucoid degeneration ,
a form of degeneration in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance resembling mucus. Quain.
Mucoid Mu"coid noun [
Muc in +
- oid .]
(Physiol. Chem.) One of a class of mucinlike substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteid matter.
Muconate Mu"co·nate noun (Chemistry) A salt of muconic acid.
Muconic Mu·con"ic adjective [
Mu cic + ita
conic .]
(Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid, obtained indirectly from mucic acid, and somewhat resembling itaconic acid.
Mucopurulent Mu`co·pu"ru·lent adjective [
Mucus +
purulent .]
(Medicine) Having the character or appearance of both mucus and pus. Dunglison.
Mucor Mu"cor noun [ Latin , from
mucere to be moldy or musty.]
(Botany) A genus of minute fungi. The plants consist of slender threads with terminal globular sporangia; mold.
Mucosity Mu·cos"i·ty noun The quality or state of being mucous or slimy; mucousness.
Mucous Mu"cous adjective [ Latin
mucosus , from
mucus mucus.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. Mucous membrane .
(Anat.) See under Membrane . --
Mucous patches (Medicine) ,
elevated patches found in the mucous membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis. --
Mucous tissue (Anat.) ,
a form of connective tissue in an early stage of development, found in the umbilical cord and in the embryo, and also in certain tumors called myxomata .
Mucousness Mu"cous·ness noun The quality or state of being mucous; sliminess.
Mucro Mu"cro noun [ Latin ]
(Bot. & Zoology) A minute abrupt point, as of a leaf; any small, sharp point or process, terminating a larger part or organ.
Mucronate, Mucronated Mu"cro·nate, Mu"cro·na`ted adjective [ Latin
mucronatus , from
mucro a sharp point: confer French
mucroné .]
Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; as, a mucronate leaf. --
Mu"cro*nate*ly ,
adverb
Mucronulate Mu·cron"u·late adjective Having, or tipped with, a small point or points.
Muculent Mu"cu·lent adjective [ Latin
muculentus , from
mucus .]
Slimy; moist, and moderately viscous.
Mucus Mu"cus (mū"kŭs)
noun [ Latin
mucus ,
muccus ; confer
mucere to be moldy or musty, Greek
my`xa mucus, and Sanskrit
muc to release. Confer
Match for striking fire,
Moist ,
Mucilage .]
1. (Physiol.) A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc. 2. (Physiol.) Any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used. 3. (Botany) A gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain algæ and other plants.
Mucusin Mu"cus·in noun (Physiol. Chem.) Mucin. [ R.]
Mud Mud noun [ Akin to LG.
mudde , Dutch
modder , German
moder mold, OSw.
modd mud, Swedish
modder mother, Danish
mudder mud. Confer
Mother a scum on liquors.]
Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive. Mud bass (Zoology) ,
a fresh-water fish ( Acantharchum pomotis ) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep grunting note. --
Mud bath ,
an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease. --
Mud boat ,
a large flatboat used in dredging. --
Mud cat .
See Catfish . --
Mud crab (Zoology) ,
any one of several American marine crabs of the genus Panopeus . --
Mud dab (Zoology) ,
the winter flounder. See Flounder , and Dab . --
Mud dauber (Zoology) ,
a mud wasp. --
Mud devil (Zoology) ,
the fellbender. --
Mud drum (Steam Boilers) ,
a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment and mud in the water can settle for removal. --
Mud eel (Zoology) ,
a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ( Siren lacertina ), found in the Southern United States. It has persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of legs. See Siren . --
Mud frog (Zoology) ,
a European frog ( Pelobates fuscus ). --
Mud hen .
(Zoology) (a) The American coot ( Fulica Americana ) .
(b) The clapper rail. - -
Mud lark ,
a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud. [ Slang] --
Mud minnow (Zoology) ,
any small American fresh-water fish of the genus Umbra , as U. limi . The genus is allied to the pickerels. --
Mud plug ,
a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler. --
Mud puppy (Zoology) ,
the menobranchus. --
Mud scow ,
a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat. [ U.S.] --
Mud turtle ,
Mud tortoise (Zoology) ,
any one of numerous species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States. --
Mud wasp (Zoology) ,
any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to Pepæus , and allied genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached, side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings, etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber .
Mud Mud transitive verb 1. To bury in mud. [ R.]
Shak. 2. To make muddy or turbid. Shak.
Mudar Mu"dar noun [ Hind.
madār .]
(Botany) Either one of two asclepiadaceous shrubs ( Calotropis gigantea , and C. procera ), which furnish a strong and valuable fiber. The acrid milky juice is used medicinally.
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