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Of or belonging to me; -- used always attributively; as, my body; my book; -- mine is used in the predicate; as, the book is mine. See Mine.

A genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or soft-shelled, clam.

Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia.

A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree Acacia homolophylla.

A division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam (Mya) is the type.

us growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn. -- My*ce"li*al, a.

Resembling mycelium.

A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See Howler, 2, and Illust.

Resembling a fungus.

The Myxomycetes; -- so called by those who regard them as a class of animals. -- My*ce`to*zo"an (#), a.

A genus of microörganisms of which the acetic ferment (Mycoderma aceti), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. Mother.

Of or relating to mycology, or the fungi.

One who is versed in, or who studies, mycology.

That branch of botanical science which relates to the musgrooms and other fungi.

Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid of the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder. Its solutions have a gelatinous consistency.

The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.

sucrose and obtained from certain lichens and fungi. Called also trehalose. [Written also mykose.]

The chain of micrococci formed by the division of the micrococci in multiplication.

A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation. Brieger.

A poisonous amido acid, C6H13NO2, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare.