Defn: A member of the scapolite, group, occuring in glassy crystals on Monte Somma, near Naples.
MEIOSIS
Mei*o"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Meionite.] (Rhet.)
Defn: Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is.
MEIOSTEMONOUS
Mei`o*stem"o*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.
MEISTERSINGER
Meis"ter*sing`er, n. Etym: [G.]
Defn: See Mastersinger.
MEKHITARIST
Mekh"i*tar*ist, n. (Ecc. Hist.)
Defn: See Mechitarist.
MELACONITE
Me*lac"o*nite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)