Maleconformation - Malleation

Maleconformation (?), n. Malconformation.
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Malecontent (?), a. Malcontent.
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Maledicency (?), n. [L. maledicentia. See .] Evil speaking. [Obs.] Atterbury.
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Maledicent (?), a. [L. maledicens, p. pr. of maledicere to speak ill; male ill + dicere to say, speak. See , and .] Speaking reproachfully; slanderous. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.
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Maledict (?), a. [L. maledictus, p. p. of maledicere.] Accursed; abominable. [R.]
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Malediction, n. [L. maledictio: cf. F. malédiction. See .] A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to benediction.
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No malediction falls from his tongue. Longfellow.
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Syn. -- Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation; denunciation; anathema. -- , , , . Malediction is the most general term, denoting bitter reproach, or wishes and predictions of evil. Curse implies the desire or threat of evil, declared upon oath or in the most solemn manner. Imprecation is literally the praying down of evil upon a person. Execration is literally a putting under the ban of excommunication, a curse which excludes from the kingdom of God. In ordinary usage, the last three words describe profane swearing, execration being the strongest.
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Malefaction (?), n. [See .] A crime; an offense; an evil deed. [R.] Shak.
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Malefactor (?), n. [L., fr. malefacere to do evil; male ill, evil + facere to do. See , and .] 1. An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.
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2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. Opposite of benefactor. H. Brooke. Fuller.
“Malefactors of great wealth.” [ Webster +PJC]

Syn. -- Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.
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Malefactress (?), n. A female malefactor. Hawthorne.
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Malefeasance (?), n. See .
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male fern n. A fern of North America and Europe (Dryopteris filix-mas) whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms. It is a member of the woodfern genus.
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Malefic (?), a. [L. maleficus: cf. F. maléfique. See .] Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. [R.] Chaucer.
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Malefice (?), n. [L. maleficium: cf. F. maléfice. See .] An evil deed; artifice; enchantment. [Obs.]
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Maleficence (?), n. [L. maleficentia. Cf. .] Evil doing, esp. to others.
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Maleficent (?), a. [See .] Doing evil to others; harmful; mischievous.
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Maleficial (?), a. Injurious. Fuller.
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Maleficiate (?), v. t. [LL. maleficiatus, p. p. of maleficiare to bewitch, fr. L. maleficium. See .] To bewitch; to harm. [Obs.] Burton.
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Maleficiation (?), n. A bewitching. [Obs.]
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Maleficience (?), n. [See .] The doing of evil, harm, or mischief.
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Maleficient (?), a. [See .] Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
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Maleformation (?), n. See .
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Maleic (?), a. [Cf. F. maléique. See .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series (maleic acid), metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid.
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maleic acid n. (Chem.) An unsaturated dicarboxylic acid (HO.CO.CH=CH.CO.OH) of cis conformation, having various uses in the manufacture of artificial resins, the dyeing and finishing of wool, silk, and cotton, and also combined with certain drugs to make salts more soluble than the basic forms. The corresponding isomer having trans conformation, is identical in chemical formula, is called fumaric acid. MI11
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Malengine (?), n. [OF. malengin; L. malus bad, evil + ingenium natural capacity. See .] Evil machination; guile; deceit. [Obs.] Gower.
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Maleo (?), n. [From its native name.] (Zoöl.) A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.
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Male-odor (?), n. See .
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male orchis n. A Eurasian orchid (Orchis mascula) with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike.
Syn. -- early purple orchid, Orchis mascula.
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male orgasm n. An orgasm in a male animal accompanied by the ejaculation of semen.
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male plug n. (Electricity) The connecting end of the cord on an electrical device, having two or three pins, that is inserted into a matching socket to make an electrical connection.
Syn. -- plug.
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Malepractice (?), n. See .
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Male-spirited (?), a. Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous. [R.] B. Jonson.
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Malet (?), n. [F. mallette, dim. of malle. See a bag.] A little bag or budget. [Obs.] Shelton.
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Maletreat (?), v. t. See .
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Malevolence (?), n. [L. malevolentia. See .] The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of .
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Malevolent (?), a. [L. malevolens, -entis; male ill + volens, p. pr. of velle to be willing or disposed, to wish. See , and .] Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.
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Syn. -- Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded; spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous.
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Malevolently, adv. In a malevolent manner.
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Malevolous (?), a. [L. malevolus; fr. male ill + velle to be disposed.] Malevolent. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton.
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Malexecution (?), n. [Mal- + execution.] Bad execution. D. Webster.
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Maleyl (?), n. [Maleic + -yl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical derived from maleic acid.
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Malfeasance (?), n. [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See , , and cf. .] (Law) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed. [Written also malefeasance.]
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malfeasant n. One guilty of malfeasance.
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Malformation (?), n. [Mal- + formation.] Ill formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or structure; -- often used of body parts such as limbs which do not develop properly during fetal maturation.
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Malgracious (?), a. [F. malgracieux.] Not graceful; displeasing. [Obs.] Gower.
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Malgre (?), prep. See .
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malheur wire lettuce n. (Bot.) A small mustardlike plant (Stephanomeria malheurensis) of Oregon, belonging to the family Cruciferae; it is a threatened species.
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Malian prop. a. 1. Of or pertaining to Mali; as, Malian deserts.
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2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Mali; as, Malian nomads.
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Malian prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Mali.
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Mali franc prop. n. The standard monetary unit in Mali and some other countries.
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Malic (?), a. [L. malum an apple: cf. F. malique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, apples; as, malic acid.
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Coloq. Malic acid , (Chem.) a hydroxy acid (HO.CO.CH2.CH(OH).CO.OH) obtained from unripe fruit (such as green apples, currants, tomatoes or cherries) as a substance which is sirupy or crystallized with difficulty, and has a strong but pleasant sour taste. It is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according to the temperature and concentration; the natural form is of L- conformation. A synthetic variety is a derivative of succinic acid, but as with most simple synthetic compounds, is a racemic mixture of isomers and thus has no rotatory action on polarized light.
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malice (mălĭs), n. [F. malice, fr. L. malitia, from malus bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. melas black, Skr. mala dirt. Cf. .] 1. Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a malignant design of evil. “Nor set down aught in malice.” Shak.
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Envy, hatred, and malice are three distinct passions of the mind. Ld. Holt.
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2. (Law) Any wicked or mischievous intention of the mind; a depraved inclination to mischief; an intention to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or to do a wrongful act without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness.
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Coloq. Malice aforethought or Coloq. Malice prepense , malice previously and deliberately entertained.
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Syn. -- Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique; bitterness; animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor; virulence. See . -- , , . Malice is a stronger word than malevolence, which may imply only a desire that evil may befall another, while malice desires, and perhaps intends, to bring it about. Malignity is intense and deepseated malice. It implies a natural delight in hating and wronging others. One who is malignant must be both malevolent and malicious; but a man may be malicious without being malignant.
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Proud tyrants who maliciously destroy
And ride o'er ruins with malignant joy. Somerville.
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in some connections, malignity seems rather more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and malignancy to indications of this depravity, in temper and conduct in particular instances. Cogan.
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Malice, v. t. To regard with extreme ill will. [Obs.]
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Malicho (?), n. [Sp. malhecho; mal bad + hecho deed, L. factum. See .] Mischief. [Obs.] Shak.
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Malicious (?), a. [Of. malicius, F. malicieux, fr. L. malitiosus. See .] 1. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.
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I grant him bloody, . . .
Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin
That has a name. Shak.
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2. Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief.
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3. (Law) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act.
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Coloq. Malicious abandonment , the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause. Burrill. -- Coloq. Malicious prosecution or Coloq. Malicious arrest (Law), a wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause. Bouvier.
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Syn. -- Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious; malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant; rancorous; malign.
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-- Maliciously, adv. -- Maliciousness, n.
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malicious mischief n. (Law), Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property of others; -- it is an offense at common law. Wharton.
Syn. -- vandalism, hooliganism.
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malign (?), a. [L. malignus, for maligenus, i. e., of a bad kind or nature; malus bad + the root of genus birth, race, kind: cf. F. malin, masc., maligne, fem. See , , and cf. , .] 1. Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign.
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Witchcraft may be by operation of malign spirits. Bacon.
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2. Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign aspect of planets.
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3. Malignant; as, a malign ulcer. [R.] Bacon.
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Malign, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maligned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Maligning.] [Cf. L. malignare. See , a.] To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure. [Obs.]
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The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they will against private men, whom they malign by stealing their goods, or murdering them. Spenser.
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2. To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse.
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To be envied and shot at; to be maligned standing, and to be despised falling. South.
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Malign, v. i. To entertain malice. [Obs.]
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{ Malignance (?), Malignancy , } n. [See .] 1. The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; disposition toward evil; intense ill will; as, malignancy of heart.
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2. Unfavorableness; evil nature.
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The malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemner yours. Shak.
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3. (Med.) Virulence; tendency to a fatal issue; as, the malignancy of an ulcer or of a fever.
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4. Hence: (Med.) A cancerous tumor that is spreading beyond the point of origin.
Syn. -- malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor.
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5. The state of being a malignant.
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malignant (?), a. [L. malignans, -antis, p. pr. of malignare, malignari, to do or make maliciously. See , and cf. .] 1. Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious.
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A malignant and a turbaned Turk. Shak.
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2. Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious. “Malignant care.” Macaulay.
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Some malignant power upon my life. Shak.
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Something deleterious and malignant as his touch. Hawthorne.
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3. (Med.) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria.
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Coloq. Malignant pustule (Med.), a very contagious disease produced by infection of subcutaneous tissues with the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It is transmitted to man from animals and is characterized by the formation, at the point of reception of the infection, of a vesicle or pustule which first enlarges and then breaks down into an unhealthy ulcer. It is marked by profound exhaustion and often fatal. The disease in animals is called charbon; in man it is called cutaneous anthrax, and formerly was sometimes called simply anthrax.
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Malignant (?), n. 1. A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions. Hooker.
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2. (Eng. Hist.) One of the adherents of Charles I. or Charles II.; -- so called by the opposite party.
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malignant anemia n. (Med.) A chronic progressive anemia of older adults, thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B-12); also called pernicious anemia.
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malignant melanoma n. (Med.), Any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes; called also melanoma. It is classed as a type of skin cancer.
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malignant neoplasm n. (Med.), Same as malignancy{4}.
Syn. -- malignancy, malignance, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor.
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malignant tumor n. (Med.), Same as malignancy{4}.
Syn. -- malignancy, malignance, malignant tumor, metastatic tumor.
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malignantly, adv. In a malignant manner.
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maligned adj. Assailed with contemptuous language.
Syn. -- reviled.
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maligner (?), n. One who maligns.
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malignify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Malignified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Malignifying (?).] [L. malignus malign + -fy.] To make malign or malignant. [R.] “A strong faith malignified.” Southey.
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Malignity (?), n. [F. malignité, L. malignitas.] 1. The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.
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2. Virulence; deadly quality.
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His physicians discerned an invincible malignity in his disease. Hayward.
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3. Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud. [R.]
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Syn. -- See .
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Malignly (?), adv. In a malign manner; with malignity.
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Malinger (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. MAlingered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Malingering.] To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.
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Malingerer (?), n. [F. malingre sickly, weakly, prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre, haingre, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. aeger.] In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability.
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Malingery (?), n. The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
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Malison (?), n. [OF. maleicon, L. maledictio. See , and cf. .] Malediction; curse; execration. [Poetic]
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God's malison on his head who this gainsays. Sir W. Scott.
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Malkin (?), n. [Dim. of Maud, the proper name. Cf. .] [Written also maukin.] 1. Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern. Chaucer.
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2. A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.
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3. A scarecrow. [Prov. Eng.]
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4. (Mil.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.
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Mall (m�l; 277), n. [Written also maul.] [OE. malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. .] 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. Addison.
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2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] Spenser.
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3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See . Cotton.
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4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.
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Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall. Southey.
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Mall (m�l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Malled (m�ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Malling.] [Cf. OF. mailler. See beetle, and cf. .] To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.
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Mall (măl), n. [LL. mallum a public assembly; cf. OHG. mahal assembly, transaction; akin to AS. mæðel, meðel, assembly, mǣlan to speak, Goth. maþl market place.] Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables of a state for the transaction of public business, such meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly. Hence: (a) A court of justice. (b) A place where justice is administered. (c) A place where public meetings are held.
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Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or malls, ceased. Milman.
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Mall (m�l), n. 1. A public access area containing a promenade for pedestrians; as, to gather near the Washington monument on the mall in Washington.
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2. The paved or grassy strip between two roadways.
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3. A shopping area with multiple shops and a concourse for predominantly or exclusively pedestrian use; in cities the concourse is usually a city street which may be temporarily or permamently closed to motor vehicles; in suburban areas, a mall is often located on a convenient highway, may be large, contained in one building or in multiple buildings connected by (usually covered) walkways. Also called shopping mall
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Mallard (?), n. [F. malari,fr. mâle male + -art = -ard. See , a., and .] 1. (Zoöl.) A drake; the male of Anas boschas.
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2. (Zoöl.) A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead.
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Malleability (?), n. [CF. F. malléabilité.] The quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to friability and brittleness. Locke.
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Malleable (?), a. [F. malléable, fr. LL. malleare to hammer. See .] 1. Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals.
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2. Capable of being influenced to behave as desired; tractable; -- used mostly of children.
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Coloq. Malleable iron , iron that is capable of extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast iron. See under . -- Coloq. Malleable iron castings , articles cast from pig iron and made malleable by heating then for several days in the presence of some substance, as hematite, which deprives the cast iron of some of its carbon.
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Malleableize (?), v. t. To make malleable.
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Malleableness, n. Quality of being malleable.
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Malleal (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the malleus.
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Malleate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Malleated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Malleating (?).] [L. malleatus hammered, fr. malleus a hammer. See , v. t.] To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.
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Malleation (?), n. [LL. malleatio: cf. OF. malléation.] The act or process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal; extension by beating.
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