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897 words match “GLAND”

MUSKRAT n.
compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra.
MYNCHERY n.
A nunnery; -- a term still applied to the ruins of certain nunneries in England.
MYXOEDEMA n.
low speech, and dullness of intellect, and due to failure of the functions of the thyroid gland. -- Myx`o*dem"a*tous (#), a., Myx`o*dem"ic (#), a.
NATIONAL a.
triotic sentiment of a nation; as, "God save the King" is called the national anthem of England. -- National bank, the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States. -- National flag. See under Flag. -- National guard, a body of militia, or a local military o…
NATURALIZE v.
itions. Its wearer suggested that pears and peaches might yet be naturalized in the New England climate. Hawthorne.
NEO-HEGELIANISM n.
ral outcome of their doctrine. The founders and leaders of Neo- Hegelianism include: in England, T. H. Green (1836-1882); in Scotland, J. (1820-98) and E. (1835-1908) Caird; in the United States, W. T. Harris (1835-1909) and Josiah Royce (1855- -).
NETTLE n.
oica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England.
NEW THOUGHT n.
tic resignation. The term is essentially synonymous with the term High Thought, used in England.
NIDAMENTAL a.
baring, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidament capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata.
NINEPENCE n.
A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents.
NONCONFORMIST n.
n established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.
NONCONFORMITY n.
Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship.
NORMAN n.
in the 10th century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.
NORTHUMBRIAN a.
Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England. -- n.
ONE a.
araoh is one. Gen. xli. 25. O that we now had here But one ten thousand of those men in England. Shak.
OPHTHALMIC a.
r orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland, eyelids, nose, and forehead. Ophthalmic region (Zoöl.), the space around the eyes.
OPPIDAN n.
A student of Eton College, England, who is not a King's scholar, and who boards in a private family.
OPTIME n.
second rank of honors, immediately after the wranglers, in the University of Cambridge, England. They are divided into senior and junior optimes.
ORANGEMAN n.
m, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of Orange, who became William III. of England.
ORDER n.
Upon this new fright, an order was made by both houses for disarming all the papists in England. Clarendon.
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