mur rain, moreine, morayne, moreyne, murre in, murren

& a. [Old Fr. moreine (allied to morine =a carca of a beast, a murrain; Sp. morriña; Port. morrhina =murrain), from O. Fr. morir (Fr. mourir )=to die, from Lat. morior= to die; mors =death.] A. As subst .: An infectious disease among domes tic animals, especially cattle; an epizootic disease or cattle-plague of any kind, especially the foot and-mouth disease (q. v.). "A fatal murrain that formerly raged among the Alps." -Dryden: Virgil; Georgie iii. (Argument.) *B. As adj .: Suffering from murrain; affected with murrain. IMG:content-1494.png:[blocks in formation] Ichthy.: Oligorus macquariensis. Its popular name among Australian colonists has reference to its habitat. It attains a length of more than three feet, and a weight of nearly a hundred pounds. It is an excellent food-fish. mur-rāy-a, subst. [Named after John Andrew Murray, formerly profe or of medicine and botany at Göttingen.] Bot.: A genus of Aurantiaceae, with which Profe or Oliver combines Bergera. Murray a kænigii , a small tree growing in the outer Him a lay as, in Burmah, ., is largely cultivated for the leaves, which are used to flavor curries. They are given in dysentery, and, with the bark and roots, are used in Hindu medicine as tonic and stomachic. The wood of M. exotica , another Indian species, is like box-wood, and has been used for wood engraving. mur-rāy'-ět-In, subst . [Altered from murray in (q. v.).] Chem. C2H4O10. Obtained from murray in by the action of dilute mineral acids, glucose being formed at the same time. It crystallizes in light silky needles, which are slightly soluble in cold water, but easily in boiling water and alcohol, Ferric chloride produces a blue-green color in the aqueous solution.