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Mercaptal
- - Any one of a series of compounds of mercaptans with aldehydes.
Mercaptan
- - Any one of series of compounds having an -SH radical attached to a carbon atom, also considered as hydrosulphides of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also the sulphur alcohols. In general, they are colorless liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, C2H5SH. So called from its avidity for mercury, and other metals.
Mercurial
- adjective - liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
- relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth"
- relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; "more than Mercurial thievishness"
- relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; "the Mercurial canals"
Merestead
- - The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or farm.
Merit Pay
- noun - extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers)
Meropidan
- - One of a family of birds (Meropidae), including the bee-eaters.
Merulidan
- - A bird of the Thrush family.
Meshugaas
- noun - (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity
Mesohepar
- - A fold of the peritoneum connecting the liver with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity.