Myalgia
My•al´gi•a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. muscle + pain.] (Med.) Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia.

Myall wood
My•all" wood (Bot.) A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree Acacia homolophylla.

Myaria
My•a´ri•a, n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam ( Mya) is the type.

Mycelium
My•ce´li•um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. my•khs a mushroom.] (Bot.) The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn. — My•ce´li•al (#), a.

Myceloid
Myc´e•loid, a. [ Mycelium + -oid.] (Bot.) Resembling mycelium.

Mycetes
My•ce´tes, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mykhth•s a bellower, fr. myka^sqai to bellow.] (Zoöl.) A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See Howler, 2, and Illust.

Mycetozoa
My•ce•to•zo´a, n. pl. [NL.; Gr.,, fungus + pl. of an animal.] (Zoöl.) The Myxomycetes; — so called by those who regard them as a class of animals. — My•ce•to•zo´an (#), a.

Mycoderma
My•co•der´ma, n. [NL., from Gr. my•khs a fungus + de•rma skin.]
1. (Biol.) One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface of the fluid in which they are developed. This production differs from the zoöglœa stage of bacteria by not having the intermediary mucous substance.
2. A genus of microörganisms of which the acetic ferment ( Mycoderma aceti), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. Mother. { My•co•log´ic, My•co•log´ic•al } a. Of or relating to mycology, or the fungi.

Mycology
My•col´o•gy, n. [Gr. my•khs fungus + -logy.] That branch of botanical science which relates to the mushrooms and other fungi.

Mycomelic
My•co•mel´ic, a. [Gr. (spurious) my^kos mucus (L. mucus) + me•li honey.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid of the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder. Its solutions have a gelatinous consistency.

Mycoprotein
My•co•pro´te•in, n. [Gr. (spurious) my^kos mucus (L. mucus) + E. protein.] (Biol.) The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.

Mycose
My´cose (-kos), n. [Gr. my•khs a mushroom.] (Chem.) A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from certain lichens and fungi. Called also trehalose. [Written also mykose.]

Mycothrix
Myc´o•thrix (mik"o•thriks), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (spurious) my•khs mucus (L. mucus) + qri•x, tricho•s, hair.] (Biol.) The chain of micrococci formed by the division of the micrococci in multiplication.

Mydaleine
My•da´le•ine, n. [Gr. myda^n to be clammy (from decay).] (Physiol. Chem.) A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhœa, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation. Brieger.

Mydatoxin
Myd•a•tox´in, n. [Gr. myda^n to be clammy (from decay) + toxic + in.] (Physiol. Chem.) A poisonous amido acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare.

Mydaus
Myd´a•us, n. [NL., fr. Gr. myda^n to be clammy or damp.] (Zoöl.) The teledu.

Mydriasis
My•dri´a•sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. .] (Physiol. & Med.) A long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye.

Mydriatic
Myd•ri•at´ic, a. Causing dilatation of the pupil. — n. A mydriatic medicine or agent, as belladonna.

Myelencephala
My•e•len•ceph´a•la, n. pl. [NL. See Myelencephalon.] (Zoöl.) Same as Vertebrata.

Myelencephalon
My•e•len•ceph´a•lon, n. [NL., from Gr. myelo•s marrow + E. encephalon.] (Anat.) (a) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal. (b) The metencephalon. Huxley.

Myelencephalous
My•e•len•ceph´a•lous, a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Myelencephala.

Myelin
My´e•lin, n. [Gr. marrow.] (Physiol. Chem.) (a) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat. (b) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.

Myelitis
My•e•li´tis, n. [NL., from Gr. myelo•s marrow + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.

Myelocœle
My"e•lo•cœle, n. [Gr. myelo•s marrow + koi^los hollow.] (Anat.) The central canal of the spinal cord.

Myelogenic
My•e•lo•gen´ic, a. [Gr. myelo•s marrow + the root of to be born.] (Physiol.) Derived from, or pertaining to, the bone marrow.

Myeloid
My´e•loid, a. [Gr. myelo•s marrow + -oid.] Resembling marrow in appearance or consistency; as a myeloid tumor.

Myeloidin
My•e•loid´in, n. [ Myelin + -oid + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance ( myelin) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers.

Myelon
My´e•lon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. myelo•s marrow.] (Anat.) The spinal cord. (Sometimes abbrev. to myel.)

Myelonal
My´e•lo•nal, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the myelon; as the myelonal, or spinal, nerves.

Myeloneura
My•e•lo•neu´ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. myelo•s + ney^ron a nerve.] (Zoöl.) The Vertebrata.

Myeloplax
My•el´o•plax, n. ; pl. E. Myeloplaxes (#), L. Myeloplaces (#). [NL., fr. Gr. myelo•s marrow + anything flat and broad.] (Anat.) One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow of bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See Osteoclast.

Mykiss
My´kiss, n. [Russ. muikize, prob. fr. a native name.] (Zoöl.) A salmon ( Salmo mykiss, syn. S. purpuratus) marked with black spots and a red throat, found in most of the rivers from Alaska to the Colorado River, and in Siberia; — called also black-spotted trout, cutthroat trout, and redthroat trout.

Mylodon
Myl´o•don, n. [Gr. a mill + ’odoy•s, ’odo•ntos, a tooth.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium.

Mylohyoid
My•lo•hy´oid, a. [Gr. the molar teeth + E. hyoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as the mylohyoid nerve.

Myna
My´na, n. [See Mino bird.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the genera Acridotheres, Sturnopastor, Sturnia, Gracula, and allied genera. In habits they resemble the European starlings, and like them are often caged and taught to talk. See Hill myna, under Hill, and Mino bird. [Spelt also mynah.]

Mynheer
Myn•heer´, n. [D. mijnheer.] The Dutch equivalent of Mr. or Sir; hence, a Dutchman.

Myo-
My´o- A combining form of Gr.,, a muscle; as myograph, myochrome.

Myocarditis
My•o•car•di´tis, n. [NL. see Myocardium.] (Med.) Inflammation of the myocardium.

Myochrome
My´o•chrome, n. [ Myo- + Gr. color.] (Physiol.) A colored albuminous substance in the serum from red-colored muscles. It is identical with hemoglobin.

Myocomma
My•o•com´ma, n. ; pl. L. Myocommata (#), E. Myocommas (#). [NL. See Myo-, and Comma.] (Anat.) A myotome.

Myodynamiometer
My•o•dy•na•mi•om´e•ter, n. A myodynamometer.

Myodynamometer
My•o•dy•na•mom´e•ter, n. [ Myo- + E. dynamometer.] (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the muscular strength of man or of other animals; a dynamometer. Dunglison.

Myoepithelial
My•o•ep•i•the´li•al, a. [ Myo- + epithelial.]
1. (Biol.) Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; — applied to structural elements in certain embryonic forms.
2. (Zoöl.) Having the characteristics of both muscle and epithelium; as the myoepithelial cells of the hydra.

Myogalid
My•og´a•lid, n. [ Myo- + Gr. a weasel.] (Zoöl.) One of the Myogalodae, a family of Insectivora, including the desman, and allied species.

Myogram
My´o•gram, n. [ Myo- + - gram.] (Physiol.) See Muscle curve, under Muscle.

Myography
My•og´ra•phy, n. [Cf. F. myographie.] The description of muscles, including the study of muscular contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as by some form of myograph; myology.

Myohaematin
My•o•haem´a•tin, n. [ Myo- + haematin.] (Physiol.) A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate.

Myoid
My´oid, a. [ Myo- + - oid.] Composed of, or resembling, muscular fiber.

Myolemma
My•o•lem´ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr.,, a muscle + skin.] (Anat.) Sarcolemma.

Myolin
My´o•lin, n. [Gr.,, muscle.] (Physiol.) The essential material of muscle fibers. { My•o•log´ic, My•o•log´ic•al } a. Of or pertaining to myology.

Myologist
My•ol´o•gist, n. One skilled in myology.

Myology
My•ol´o•gy, n. [ Myo- + - logy: cf. F. myologie.] That part of anatomy which treats of muscles.

Myoma
My•o´ma, n. [NL. See Myo-, and -oma.] (Med.) A tumor consisting of muscular tissue.

Myomorph
My´o•morph, n. One of the Myomorpha.

Myomorpha
My•o•mor´pha, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. my^s, myo•s, a mouse + form.] (Zoöl.) An extensive group of rodents which includes the rats, mice, jerboas and many allied forms.

Myopathia
My•o•pa•thi´a, n. [NL., fr. Gr.,, a muscle +,, to suffer.] (Med.) Any affection of the muscles or muscular system.

Myopathic
My•o•path´ic, a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to myopathia.

Myopathy
My•op´a•thy, n. Same as Myopathia.

Myophan
My´o•phan, n. [ Myo- + Gr. to show.] (Zoöl.) A contractile striated layer found in the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria.

Myopia
My•o´pi•a, n. [NL. See Myope.] (Med.) Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens.

Myops
My´ops (mi"ops), n. [NL.] See Myope.

Myosin
My´o•sin, n. [Gr., a muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminous body present in dead muscle, being formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis; the clot formed in the coagulation of muscle plasma. See Muscle plasma, under Plasma. Myosin belongs to the group of globulins. It is insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solution of salt, and is especially characterized by being completely precipitated by saturation of its solutions with salt.

Myositic
My•o•sit´ic, a. (Med.) Myotic.

Myositis
My•o•si´tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr.,, muscle + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the muscles.

Myosotis
My•o•so´tis, n. [NL.; Gr., lit., mouse ear.] (Bot.) A genus of plants. See Mouse- ear.

Myotomy
My•ot´o•my, n. [ Myo- + Gr. to cut: cf. F. myotomie.] The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles.

Myrcia
Myr´ci•a, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly related to the true myrtles ( Myrtus), from which they differ in having very few seeds in each berry.

Myria-
Myr´i•a- [Gr. a myriad. See Myriad.] A prefix, esp. in the metric system, indicating ten thousand, ten thousand times; as myriameter.

Myriad
Myr´i•ad, n. [Gr.,, fr. numberless, pl. ten thousand: cf. F. myriade.]
1. The number of ten thousand; ten thousand persons or things.
2. An immense number; a very great many; an indefinitely large number.

Myriad
Myr´i•ad, a. Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; as myriad stars. { Myr´i•a•gram, Myr´i•a•gramme }, n. [F. myriagramme. See Myria-, and 3d Gram.] A metric weight, consisting of ten thousand grams or ten kilograms. It is equal to 22.046 lbs. avoirdupois. { Myr´i•a•li•ter, Myr´i•a•li•tre }, n. [F. myrialitre. See Myria-, and Liter.] A metric measure of capacity, containing ten thousand liters. It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons. { Myr´i•a•me•ter, Myr´i•a•me•tre }, n. [F. myriamètre. See Myria-, and Meter.] A metric measure of length, containing ten thousand meters. It is equal to 6.2137 miles.

Myriapoda
Myr•i•ap´o•da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. numberless + -poda.] (Zoöl.) A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous tracheae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped. The existing Myriapoda are divided into three orders: Chilopoda, Chilognatha or Diplopoda, and Pauropoda (see these words in the Vocabulary). Large fossil species (very different from any living forms) are found in the Carboniferous formation.

Myriare
Myr´i•are, n. [F. See Myria-, and 2d Are.] A measure of surface in the metric system containing ten thousand ares, or one million square meters. It is equal to about 247.1 acres.

Myricin
Myr´i•cin, n. [Cf. F. myricine. Prob. so called from a fancied resemblance to the wax of the bayberry ( Myrica).] (Chem.) A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the paraffin series; — called also myricyl alcohol.

Myricyl
Myr´i•cyl, n. [ Myricin + -yl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin; — called also melissyl.

Myriological
Myr•i•o•log´ic•al, a. Of or relating to a myriologue.

Myriologist
Myr•i•ol´o•gist, n. One who composes or sings a myriologue.

Myriologue
Myr´i•o•logue, n. [F. myriologue, myriologie, NGr.,, fr. Gr. Moi^ra the goddess of fate or death + lo•gos speech, discourse.] An extemporaneous funeral song, composed and sung by a woman on the death of a friend. [Modern Greece]

Myriophyllous
Myr•i•oph´yl•lous, a. [Gr. numberless + fy•llon leaf.] (Bot.) Having an indefinitely great or countless number of leaves.

Myriopoda
Myr•i•op´o•da, n. pl. See Myriapoda.

Myrioscope
Myr´i•o•scope, n. [Gr. numberless + -scope.] A form of kaleidoscope.

Myristate
My•ris´tate (mi•ris"tat), n. (Chem.) A salt of myristic acid.

Myristic
My•ris´tic (mi•ris"tik), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the nutmeg ( Myristica). Specifically, designating an acid found in nutmeg oil and otoba fat, and extracted as a white crystalline waxy substance.

Myristin
My•ris´tin, n. (Chem.) The myristate of glycerin, — found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc.

Myristone
My•ris´tone, n. [ Myristic + -one.] (Chem.) The ketone of myristic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.

Myrmecophyte
Myr´me•co•phyte, n. [Gr. my•rmhx, my•rmhkos, ant + fyto•n plant.] (Bot.) A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, Acacia spadicigera has large hollows thorns, and species of Cecropia have stem cavities. — Myr•me•co•phyt´ic (#), a.

Myrmicine
Myr´mi•cine, a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to Myrmica, a genus of ants including the small house ant ( M. molesta), and many others.

Myrmidon
Myr´mi•don, n. [L. Myrmidones, Gr., pl.]
1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
2. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; — sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc. Thackeray.
"With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his myrmidons pressed forward." W. H. Ainsworth.

Myrmidonian
Myr•mi•do´ni•an, a. Consisting of, or like, myrmidons. Pope.

Myrmotherine
Myr•mo•the´rine, a. [Gr. an ant + to hunt.] (Zoöl.) Feeding upon ants; — said of certain birds. { My•rob´a•lan, My•rob´o•lan } n. [L. myrobalanum the fruit of a palm tree from which a balsam was made, Gr. ; any sweet juice distilling from plants, any prepared unguent or sweet oil + an acorn or any similar fruit: cf. F. myrobolan.] A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species of Terminalia of the East Indies, and of Spondias of South America.

Myronic
My•ron´ic, a. [Gr. a sweet- smelling unguent.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, mustard; — used specifically to designate a glucoside called myronic acid, found in mustard seed.

Myropolist
My•rop´o•list, n. [Gr. ; unguent + to sell.] One who sells unguents or perfumery. [Obs.] Jonhson.

Myrosin
Myr´o•sin, n. (Chem.) A ferment, resembling diastase, found in mustard seeds.

Myroxylon
My•rox´y•lon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a sweet juice distilling from a plant + wood.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the different species of which yield balsamic products, among which are balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species were formerly referred to Myrospermum.

Myrrh, n. [OE. mirre, OF. mirre, F. myrrhe, L. myrrha, murra, Gr. ; cf. Ar. murr bitter, also myrrh, Heb. mar bitter.] A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose. False myrrh. See the Note under Bdellium.

Myrrhine
Myr´rhine, a. Murrhine.

Myrtaceous
Myr•ta´ceous, a. [L. myrtaceus.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important natural order of trees and shrubs ( Myrtaceae), of which the myrtle is the type. It includes the genera Eucalyptus, Pimenta, Lechythis, and about seventy more.

Myrtiform
Myr´ti•form, a. [L. myrtus myrtle + -form: cf. F. myrtiforme.] Resembling myrtle or myrtle berries; having the form of a myrtle leaf.

Myrtle
Myr´tle (mer"t’l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr. my•rtos; cf. Per. murd.] (Bot.) A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used in turning. The name is also popularly but wrongly applied in America to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered periwinkle and the yellow- flowered moneywort. In the West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called myrtle. Bog myrtle, the sweet gale. — Crape myrtle. See under Crape. — Myrtle warbler (Zoöl.), a North American wood warbler ( Dendroica coronata); — called also myrtle bird, yellow-rumped warbler, and yellow- crowned warbler. — Myrtle wax. (Bot.) See Bayberry tallow, under Bayberry. — Sand myrtle, a low, branching evergreen shrub ( Leiophyllum buxifolium), growing in New Jersey and southward. — Wax myrtle ( Myrica cerifera). See Bayberry.

Myselven
My•selv´en, pron. Myself. [Obs.]

Mysis
My´sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a closing of the lips or eyes.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes of North America, and is largely eaten by the whitefish. The marine species form part of the food of right whales.

Mystacal
Mys´ta•cal, a. [Gr. my•stax mustache.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the upper lip, or mustache. { Mys•ta•gog´ic, Mys•ta•gog´ic•al } a. Of or pertaining to interpretation of mysteries or to mystagogue; of the nature of mystagogy.

Mystagogue
Mys´ta•gogue, n. [L. mystagogus, Gr. ; one initiated in mysteries + leading, n., a leader, fr. to lead: cf. F. mystagogue. See 1st Mystery.]
1. One who interprets mysteries, especially of a religious kind.
2. One who keeps and shows church relics.

Mysterial
Mys•te´ri•al, a. Mysterious. [Obs.]

Mysteriarch
Mys•te´ri•arch, n. [L. mysteriarches, Gr. ; mystery + chief.] One presiding over mysteries. [Obs.]

Mysterious
Mys•te´ri•ous, a. [F. mystèrieux. See 1st Mystery.] Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult or impossible to understand; obscure; not revealed or explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible.
"God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied, Thought in mysterious terms." Milton.
Syn. — Obscure; secret; occult; dark; mystic; cabalistic; enigmatical; unintelligible; incomprehensible.

Mysteriousness
Mys•te´ri•ous•ness, n.
1. The state or quality of being mysterious.
2. Something mysterious; a mystery. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

Mysterize
Mys´ter•ize, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mysterized p. pr. & vb. n. Mysterizing ] To make mysterious; to make a mystery of.

Mystification
Mys•ti•fi•ca´tion, n. [Cf. F. mystification.] The act of mystifying, or the state of being mystied; also something designed to, or that does, mystify.
"The reply of Pope seems very much as though he had been playing off a mystification on his Grace." De Quincey.

Mystificator
Mys´ti•fi•ca•tor, n. One who mystifies.

Mystify
Mys´ti•fy, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mystified p. pr. & vb. n. Mystifying ] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. + L. - ficare (in comp.) to make. See 1st Mystery, and - fy.]
1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as to mystify a passage of Scripture.
2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as to mystify an opponent.
"He took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly." Ld. Campbell.

Mythe, n. See Myth. Grote. { Myth´ic, Myth´ic•al } a. [L. mythicus, Gr. . See Myth.] Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful. — Myth´ic•al•ly, adv.
"The mythic turf where danced the nymphs." Mrs. Browning.
"Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and Mordred, are mythical persons, whose very existence may be questioned." Macaulay.

Mythologer
My•thol´o•ger, n. A mythologist.

Mythologian
Myth•o•lo´gi•an, n. A mythologist. { Myth•o•log´ic, Myth•o•log´ic•al } a. [L. mythologicus: cf. F. mytholigique.] Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; mythical; fabulous. — Myth•o•log´ic•al•ly, adv.

Mythologist
My•thol´o•gist, n. [Cf. F. mythologiste.] One versed in, or who writes on, mythology or myths.

Mythologize
My•thol´o•gize, v. i. [Cf. F. mythologiser.]
1. To relate, classify, and explain, or attempt to explain, myths; to write upon myths.
2. To construct and propagate myths.

Mythologizer
My•thol´o•gi•zer, n. One who, or that which, mythologizes.
"Imagination has always been, and still is, in a narrower sense, the great mythologizer." Lowell.

Mythologue
Myth´o•logue, n. [See Mythology.] A fabulous narrative; a myth. [R.]
"May we not … consider his history of the fall as an excellent mythologue, to account for the origin of human evil?" Geddes.

Mythoplasm
Myth´o•plasm, n. [Gr. my^qos myth + pla•ssein to form.] A narration of mere fable.

Mythopœic
Myth•o•pœ"ic, a. [Gr. myqopoio•s making myths; my^qos myth + poiei^n to make.] Making or producing myths; giving rise to mythical narratives.
"The mythopœic fertility of the Greeks." Grote.

Mythopoetic
Myth•o•po•et´ic, a. [Gr. my^qos myth + able to make, producing, fr. poiei^n to make.] Making or producing myths or mythical tales.

Mytiloid
Myt´i•loid, a. [ Mytilus + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Mytilus, or family Mytilidae.

Mytilotoxine
Myt•i•lo•tox´ine, n. [ Mytilus + toxic.] (Physiol. Chem.) A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to convulsions, including death by an accumulation of carbonic acid in the blood.

Mytilus
Myt´i•lus, n. [L., a sea mussel, Gr. .] (Zoöl.) A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See Illust. under Byssus.

Myxine
Myx´ine, n. (Zoöl.) A genus of marsipobranchs, including the hagfish. See Hag, 4.

Myxocystodea
Myx•o•cys•to´de•a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mucus + a bladder.] (Zoöl.) A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See Noctiluca.

Myxoma
Myx•o´ma, n. ; pl. Myxomata (#). [NL., fr. Gr. mucus + - oma.] (Med.) A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found in the umbilical cord.

Myxomycetes
Myx•o•my•ce´tes, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. mucus, slime + myceles.] (Bot.) A class of peculiar organisms, the slime molds, formerly regarded as animals (Mycetozoa), but now generally thought to be plants and often separated as a distinct phylum (Myxophyta). They are found on damp earth and decaying vegetable matter, and consist of naked masses of protoplasm, often of considerable size, which creep very slowly over the surface and ingest solid food. — Myx•o•my•ce´tous (#), a.

Myxophyta
Myx•oph´y•ta, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. mucus, slime + plant.] (Bot.) A phylum of the vegetable kingdom consisting of the class Myxomycetes. By some botanists it is not separated from the Thallophyta. N.

Myxopod
Myx´o•pod, n. [Gr. mucus, slime + -pod.] (Zoöl.) A rhizopod or moneran. Also used adjectively; as a myxopod state.

Myzontes
My•zon´tes, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. to suck.] (Zoöl.) The Marsipobranchiata.

Myzostomata
My•zo•stom´a•ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. my•zein to suck + sto•ma, -atos, mouth.] (Zoöl.) An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side. N.