Multitude, mul′ti-tūd, n. the state of being many: a great number of individuals: a crowd: the vulgar or common people.—adjs. Multitud′inary (rare); Multitud′inous, consisting of, or having the appearance of, a multitude.—adv. Multitud′inously.—n. Multitud′inousness, the state or quality of being multitudinous. [Fr.,—L. multitudo—multus, many.]
Multivagous, mul-tiv′a-gus, adj. wandering much.—Also Multiv′agant.
Multivalent, mut-tiv′a-lent, adj. (chem.) equivalent in combining or displacing power to a number of hydrogen or other monad atoms.—n. Multiv′alence.
Multivalve, mul′ti-valv, n. a mollusc having a shell of more than two valves.—adj. having many valves—also Multival′vular.
Multiversant, mul-ti-ver′sant, adj. turning into many shapes.
Multivious, mul-tiv′i-us, adj. having many ways or roads.
Multivocal, mul-tiv′o-kal, adj. ambiguous, equivocal.
Multivoltine, mul-ti-vol′tin, adj. having more than two annual broods—of silkworm moths and their larvæ. [L. multus, much, It. volta, a turn, winding.]
Multocular, mul-tok′ū-lar, adj. having more than two eyes.
Multum, mul′tum, n. an adulterant compound in brewing of quassia and liquorice.