Ment
(Ment) p. p. of Menge.
Mentagra
(||Men"ta*gra) n. [NL., fr. L. mentum chin + Gr. a catching.] (Med.) Sycosis.
Mental
(Men"tal) a. [L. mentum the chin.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental
nerve; the mental region.
Mental
(Men"tal), n. (Zoöl.) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.
Mental
(Men"tal), a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the mind; akin to E. mind. See Mind.] Of
or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise.
What a mental power
This eye shoots forth!
Shak. Mental alienation,
insanity. — Mental arithmetic, the art or practice of solving arithmetical problems
by mental processes, unassisted by written figures.
Mentality
(Men*tal"i*ty) n. Quality or state of mind. "The same hard mentality." Emerson.
Mentally
(Men"tal*ly) adv. In the mind; in thought or meditation; intellectually; in idea.
Mentha
(||Men"tha) n. [L. See Mint the plant.] (Bot.) A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs,
including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary
clusters.
Menthene
(Men"thene) n. [Menthol + terpene.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling oil
of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has an agreeable odor and a cooling taste.
Menthol
(Men"thol) n. [Mentha + - ol.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling
camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); — called also mint camphor or peppermint camphor.
Menthyl
(Men"thyl) n. [Mentha + - yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical forming the base of menthol.
Menticultural
(Men`ti*cul"tur*al) a. Of or pertaining to mental culture; serving to improve or strengthen
the mind. [R.]
Mention
(Men"tion) n. [OE. mencioun, F. mention, L. mentio, from the root of meminisse to remember.
See Mind.] A speaking or notice of anything, — usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially
in the phrase to make mention of.
I will make mention of thy righteousness.
Ps. lxxi. 16.
And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no mention
Of me more must be heard of.
Shak.
Mention
(Men"tion) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mentioned (- shund); p. pr. & vb. n. Mentioning.] [Cf. F. mentionner.]
To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.
I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord.
Is. lxiii. 7. Mentionable
(Men"tion*a*ble) a. Fit to be mentioned.
Mentomeckelian
(Men`to*meck*e"li*an) a. [1st mental + Meckelian.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the
chin and lower jaw. — n. The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some
adult animals and the young of others.
Mentor
(Men"tor) n. [From Mentor, the counselor of Telemachus, Gr. Me`ntwr, prop., counselor. Cf.
Monitor.] A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.