Mental alienation, insanity.Mental arithmetic, the art or practice of solving arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by written figures.

Mentality
(Men*tal"i*ty) n. Quality or state of mind. "The same hard mentality." Emerson.

Mentally
(Men"tal*ly) adv. In the mind; in thought or meditation; intellectually; in idea.

Mentha
(||Men"tha) n. [L. See Mint the plant.] (Bot.) A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs, including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.

Menthene
(Men"thene) n. [Menthol + terpene.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling oil of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has an agreeable odor and a cooling taste.

Menthol
(Men"thol) n. [Mentha + - ol.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); — called also mint camphor or peppermint camphor.

Menthyl
(Men"thyl) n. [Mentha + - yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical forming the base of menthol.

Menticultural
(Men`ti*cul"tur*al) a. Of or pertaining to mental culture; serving to improve or strengthen the mind. [R.]

Mention
(Men"tion) n. [OE. mencioun, F. mention, L. mentio, from the root of meminisse to remember. See Mind.] A speaking or notice of anything, — usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

I will make mention of thy righteousness.
Ps. lxxi. 16.

And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no mention
Of me more must be heard of.
Shak.

Mention
(Men"tion) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mentioned (- shund); p. pr. & vb. n. Mentioning.] [Cf. F. mentionner.] To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.

I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord.
Is. lxiii. 7.

Mentionable
(Men"tion*a*ble) a. Fit to be mentioned.

Mentomeckelian
(Men`to*meck*e"li*an) a. [1st mental + Meckelian.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin and lower jaw.n. The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some adult animals and the young of others.

Mentor
(Men"tor) n. [From Mentor, the counselor of Telemachus, Gr. Me`ntwr, prop., counselor. Cf. Monitor.] A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.

Ment to Mercury

Ment
(Ment) p. p. of Menge.

Mentagra
(||Men"ta*gra) n. [NL., fr. L. mentum chin + Gr. a catching.] (Med.) Sycosis.

Mental
(Men"tal) a. [L. mentum the chin.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region.

Mental
(Men"tal), n. (Zoöl.) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.

Mental
(Men"tal), a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the mind; akin to E. mind. See Mind.] Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise.

What a mental power
This eye shoots forth!
Shak.


  By PanEris using Melati.

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