Morbidness
(Mor"bid*ness), n. The quality or state of being morbid; morbidity.
Morbific
(Mor*bif"ic Mor*bif"ic*al) a. [L. morbus disease + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. morbifique.
See -fy.] Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as, a morbific matter.
Morbillous
(Mor*bil"lous) a. [LL. morbilli measles, dim. of L. morbus disease: cf. F. morbilleux.] Pertaining
to the measles; partaking of the nature of measels, or resembling the eruptions of that disease; measly.
Morbose
(Mor*bose") a. [L. morbosus, fr. morbus disease.] Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.
Morbose tumors and excrescences of plants.
Ray. Morbosity
(Mor*bos"i*ty) n. [L. morbositas.] A diseased state; unhealthiness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Morceau
(||Mor`ceau") n. [F.] A bit; a morsel.
Mordacious
(Mor*da"cious) a. [L. mordax, -acis, fr. mordere, morsum, to bite. See Morsel.] Biting; given
to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing. — Mor*da"cious*ly, adv.
Mordacity
(Mor*dac"i*ty) n. [L. mordacitas: cf. F. mordacité. See Mordacious.] The quality of being
mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality. Bacon.
Mordant
(Mor"dant) a. [F., p. pr. of mordere to bite; L. mordere. See Morsel.]
1. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Serving to fix colors.
Mordant
(Mor"dant), n. [F., originally, biting.]
1. Any corroding substance used in etching.
2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction
for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the
dyes.
3. (Gilding) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.
Mordant
(Mor"dant) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mordanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mordanting.] To subject to the
action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing.
Mordantly
(Mor"dant*ly), adv. In the manner of a mordant.
Mordente
(||Mor*den"te) n. [It.] (Mus.) An embellishment resembling a trill.
Mordicancy
(Mor"di*can*cy) n. A biting quality; corrosiveness. [R.] Evelyn.
Mordicant
(Mor"di*cant) a. [L. mordicans, p. pr. of mordicare to bite, fr. mordere: cf. F. mordicant.]
Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body. [R.] Boyle.
Mordication
(Mor`di*ca"tion) n. [L. mordicatio.] The act of biting or corroding; corrosion. [R.] Bacon.
Mordicative
(Mor"di*ca*tive) a. [L. mordicativus.] Biting; corrosive. [R.] Holland.
More
(More) n. [AS. mor. See Moor a waste.] A hill. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
