-- Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ly, adv. -- Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ness, n.
{ Mul*tiv"a*gant (?), Mul*tiv"a*gous (?), } a. [L. multivagus; multus
much + vagus wandering; cf. vagans, p. pr. of vagari. See Vagary.]
Wandering much. [Obs.]
Mul*tiv"a*lence (?), n. (Chem.) Quality, state, or degree, of a
multivalent element, atom, or radical.
Mul*tiv"a*lent (?), a. [Multi- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence.]
(Chem.) (a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon. (b) Having
more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.
Mul"ti*valve (?), n. [Cf. F. multivalve.] (Zoöl.) Any mollusk which has
a shell composed of more than two pieces.
{ Mul"ti*valve (?), Mul`ti*val"vu*lar (?), } a. [Multi- + valve,
valvular: cf. F. multivalve.] 1. Having many valves.
2. (Zoöl.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain
shells, as the chitons.
Mul*tiv"er*sant (?), a. [Multi- + L. versans, p. pr. See Versant.]
Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean.
Mul*tiv"i*ous (?), a. & adv. [L. multivius; multus many + via way.]
Having many ways or roads; by many ways. [Obs.]
Mul*tiv"o*cal (?), a. [Multi- + vocal.] Signifying many different
things; of manifold meaning; equivocal. "An ambiguous multivocal word."
Coleridge.
-- n. A multivocal word. [R.] Fitzed. Hall.
Mul*toc"u*lar (?), a. [Multi- + L. oculus eye.] Having many eyes, or
more than two.
Mul"tum (?), n. An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by
brewers in order to economize malt and hops. Craig.
Hard multum, a preparation made from Cocculus Indicus, etc., used to
impart an intoxicating quality to beer.
Mul*tun"gu*late (?), a. [Multi- + ungulate.] Having many hoofs.
Mul"ture (?), n. [OF. multure, moulture, F. mouture, fr. L. molitura a
grinding, molere to grind. See Mill the machine.] 1. (Scots Law) The
toll for grinding grain. Erskine.