mascagnine, mascagnite (gn as ny)

[Named after Prof. Mascagni; suff. -ine; -ite ( Min.).] Min.: An orthorhombic mineral found about the volcanoes of Vesuvius, Etna, and those of the Lipari Islands, in meal-like crusts and stalactites. Hard. ne , 2-2.5; specific gravity, 1.72-1.73. Color, yellow ish-gray or lemon-yellow; taste, bitter and pungent. Composition: Sulphuric acid, 53-3; ammonia, 34.7; water, 12. Readily soluble in water. măs-cle, subst. [O. Fr. (Fr. mâcle ), from Lat. macula =a spot, a mesh of a net.] *1. Old Arm .: A lozenge-shaped plate or scale. 2. Her .: A bearing in the form of a lozenge, perforated or voided so that the field appears through the opening. IMG:content-0961.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] (1) Strong, brawny, robust, powerful; as, mascu line strength of limb. (2) Manly, bold; not effeminate; spirited. "Whose verse may claim, grave, masculine , and strong, Superior praise to the mere poet's song. Cowper : Epitaph on Dr. Johnson. (3) Bold, forward, coarse; unbecoming a woman. II. Technically: 1. Bot .: Belonging to the stamens. 2. Gram.: Denoting or pertaining to the gender of words which represent or are appropriated to things or beings of the male sex grammatically; as, a masculine noun. B. As substantive: Gram.: The masculine gender; a word of the masculine gender.