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MOHAMMEDAN a. 2 definitions

Of or pertaining to Mohammed, or the religion and institutions founded by Mohammed. [Written also Mahometan, Mahomedan, Muhammadan, etc.]

MOHAMMEDAN CALENDAR n.

rs, having 355 days; the others are common, having 354 days. By the following tables any Mohammedan date may be changed into the Christian date, or vice versa, for the years 1900-1935 a. d.

MOHAMMEDAN ERA n.

The era in use in Mohammedan countries. See Mohammedan year, below.

MOHAMMEDAN YEAR n.

The year used by Mohammedans, consisting of twelve lunar months without intercalation, so that they retrograde through all the seasons in about 32½ years. The Mohammedan era begins with the year 622 a.d., the first day of the Mohammedan year 1332 begin Nov. 30, 1913, acording to the Gregorian calendar.…

MOHAMMEDANISM; MOHAMMEDISM n.

The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism.

MOHAMMEDANIZE; MOHAMMEDIZE v.

To make conformable to the principles, or customs and rites, of Mohammedanism. [Written also Mahometanize.]

MOHAWK n. 2 definitions

f Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.

e Indians who formerly inhabited Western Connecticut and Eastern New York. [Written also Mohegans.]

A gallinule (Notornis Mantelli) formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct. It was incapable of flight. See Notornis.

A West African gazelle (Gazella mohr), having horns on which are eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is one of the species which produce bezoar. [Written also mhorr.]

A British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver rupees, or $7.21. Malcom.

MOHURRUM; MUHARRAM n. 2 definitions

The first month of the Mohammedan year. Whitworth.

MONOHEMEROUS a.

Lasting but one day.

Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve.

A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate.

An inferior commercial variety of India rubber made up into round masses.

NITROHYDROCHLORIC a.

Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric acids. Nitrohydrochloric acid, a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part of the former to three of the latter, and remarkable for its solvent action on gold and platinum; -- called also nitromuriatic acid, and aqua regia.…

Want of cohesion.