meta vol tine

[Pref. meta-: English, ., volta ( ite ), and suff. -ine ( Min.).] Min.: A sulphur-yellow mineral occurring in aggregates of hexagonal scales at Madeni Zakh, Persia. Dichroic. Hardne , 25; specific gravity, 2:53; composition: Sulphuric acid, 46.90; sesquioxide of iron, 21:20; protoxide of iron, 2.92; potash, 987; soda, 4'65; water, 14:58. Much of the mineral called Misy belongs to this species. mě-tā-yer, 8. & a. [Fr., from Low Lat. medie tarius, from me diet as the state of being in the middle; medius =the middle.] A. As subst.: A cultivator who cultivates the soil under an engagement with his landlord, not paying a fixed rent, either in money or in kind, but a certain proportion, generally one-half, of the produce, the landlord furnishing the whole or part of the stock, tools, . B. As adj .: A term applied to the system of land cultivation described in A.