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help the matter, the alchemists call in many vanities out of astrology. Bacon. Some young female seems to have carried matters so far, that she is ripe for asking advice. Spectator.

A female mediator.

f these crossbreeds a process of segregation occurs such that germ cells, whether male or female, are produced of two kinds, T and t, in equal numbers. The T cells bear the factor "tallness," the t cells are devoid of it. The offspring, generation F2, which arise from the chance union of these germ cells in pairs, acco…

enial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs.

Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation. -- A metronymic appellation.

Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; -- said of the voice of a female singer. -- n.

A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.

A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts. "White as morne milk." Chaucer.

ving power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc. The late queen's gentlewoman! a knight's daughter! To be her mistress' mistress! Shak.

Female rule or dominion.

aining both passenger and freight cars. -- Mixed voices (Mus.), voices of both males and females united in the same performance.

iring with several males; -- said of certain fishes of which several males accompany each female during spawning.

A female Moabite. Ruth i. 22.

A female moderator. Fuller.

A female moderator.

A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress of ladies; a woman who gives direction to the style or mode of dress.

A female monarch. [Obs.]

inary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females.

A female monitor.

Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to Ant: dioecious.