MECHLIN
Mech"lin, n.
Defn: A kind of lace made at, or originating in, Mechlin, in Belgium.
MECHOACAN
Me*cho"a*can, n.
Defn: A species of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the root of a species of Convolvulus (C. Mechoacan); — so called from Michoacan, in Mexico, whence it is obtained.
MECKELIAN
Meck*e"li*an, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German anatomist. Meckelian cartilage, the cartilaginous rod which forms the axis of the mandible; — called also Meckel's cartilage.
MECONATE
Mec"o*nate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. méconate.] (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of meconic acid.
MECONIC
Me*con"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. méconique.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif. (Chem.), designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.