Part 6962

<hw>Men"stru*ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>menstruans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>menstruare</ets> to have a monthly term, fr. <ets>menstruus</ets>. See <er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <def>Subject to monthly flowing or menses.</def>

<h1>Menstruate</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"stru*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Menstruous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Menstruate</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"stru*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Menstruated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Menstruating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To discharge the menses; to have the catamenial flow.</def>

<h1>Menstruation</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men`stru*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.</def>

<h1>Menstrue</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"strue</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>menstrues</ets>. See <er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <def>The menstrual flux; menses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Menstruous</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"stru*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>menstruus</ets>, fr. <ets>mensis</ets> month. Cf. <er>Menstruum</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having the monthly flow or discharge; menstruating.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of or pertaining tj the monthly flow; catamenial.</def>

<h1>Menstruum</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"stru*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Menstruums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Menstrua</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>menstruus</ets>. See <er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <def>Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.</def>

<blockquote>The proper <b>menstruum</b> to dissolve metal. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>All liquors are called <i>menstruums</i> which are used as dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients by infusion or decoction. <i>Quincy.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; The use is supposed to have originated in some notion of the old chemists about the influence of the moon in the preparation of dissolvents.</note>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Mensurability</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men`su*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mensurabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being mensurable.</def>

<h1>Mensurable</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"su*ra*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mensurabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>mensurare</ets> to measure, fr. <ets>mensura</ets> measure: cf. F. <ets>mensurable</ets>. See <er>Measurable</er>, <er>Measure</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being measured; measurable.</def>

<h1>Mensurableness</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"su*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being mensurable; measurableness.</def>

<h1>Mensural</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"su*ral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mensuralis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to measure.</def>

<h1>Mensurate</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"su*rate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mensuratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mensurare</ets>. See <er>Measure</er>, <tt>v.</tt>]</ety> <def>To measure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>