Part 6724

<h1>Mackle</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw>Mac"kle</hw>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <def>To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.</def>

<h1>Macle</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw>Ma"cle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>macula</ets> a spot: cf. F. <ets>macle</ets>. Cf. <er>Mackle</er>, <er>Mascle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See <er>Chiastolite</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A twin crystal.</def>

<h1>Macled</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw>Ma"cled</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Marked like macle (chiastolite).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having a twin structure. See <er>Twin</er>, <tt>a.</tt></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>See <er>Mascled</er>.</def>

<h1>Maclurea</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw>Ma*clu"re*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. Named from William <ets>Maclure</ets>, the geologist.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks.</def>

<h1>Maclurin</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw>Ma*clu"rin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Morintannic</er>.</def>

<-- macrame, n. the art of tying knots in patterns. -->

<h1>Macrame lace</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw>Mac"ra*me lace"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture.</def>

<h1>Macrencephalic, Macrencephalous</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw><hw>Mac`ren*ce*phal"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Mac`ren*ceph"a*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Macro</ets> + <ets>encephalic</ets>, <ets>encephalous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a large brain.</def>

<-- macro (computer programming) [short for macroinstruction] (a) a single instruction in a program which symbolizes, and is replaced by during time of program execution, a series of instructions. (b) a keystroke (or combination of keystrokes) which symbolizes and is replaced by a series of keystrokes. -- a convenient feature of some advanced programs, such as word processors or database programs, which allows a user to rapidly execute any series of operations which may be performed multiple times. Such macros may typically be defined by the program user, without rewriting or recompiling the program. -->

<h1>Macro-</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw>Mac"ro-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk>, adj.]</ety> <def>A combining form signifying <i>long</i>, <i>large</i>, <i>great</i>; as <i>macro</i>diagonal, <i>macro</i>spore.</def><-- macromolecule, macrocosm -->

<h1>Macrobiotic</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ long-lived; <?/ long + <?/ life: cf. F. <ets>macrobiotique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Long-lived.</def>

<i> Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Macrobiotics</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The art of prolonging life.</def>

<h1>Macrocephalous</h1> <Xpage=879>

<hw>Mac`ro*ceph"a*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Macro</ets> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> the head.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having a large head.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.</def>

<i>Henslow.</i>