3. (Photog.) Prepared with chloride of silver through the agency of
common salt.
Mu`ri*at"ic (?), a. [L. muriaticus pickled, from muria brine: cf. F.
muriatique.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or
from chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.
Muriatic acid, hydrochloric acid, HCl; -- formerly called also marine
acid, and spirit of salt. See hydrochloric, and the Note under Muriate.
Mu`ri*a*tif"er*ous (?), a. [Muriatic + -ferous.] (Old Chem.) Producing
muriatic substances or salt. [Obs.]
{ Mu"ri*cate (?), Mu"ri*ca`ted (?), } a. [L. muricatus, fr. murex a
pointed rock or stone.] Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points
or of pickles; covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points
or excrescences.
Mu"ri*coid (?), a. [Murex + - oid.] (Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, the
genus Murex, or family Muricidæ.
Mu*ric"u*late (?), a. Minutely muricate.
Mu"ride (?), n. [L. muria brine.] (Old Chem.) Bromine; -- formerly so
called from its being obtained from sea water.
Mu"ri*form (?), a. [L. murus a wall + -form.] (Bot.) Resembling courses
of bricks or stones in squareness and regular arrangement; as, a
muriform variety of cellular tissue.
Mu"rine (?), a. [L. murinus, from mus, muris, mouse: cf. F. murin.]
(Zoöl.) Pertaining to a family of rodents (Muridæ), of which the mouse
is the type.
Mu"rine, n. (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is
the type.
Mu"rin*ger (?), n. See Murenger. Jacob.
Murk (?), a. [See Murky.] Dark; murky.
He can not see through the mantle murk.
J. R. Drake.
Murk, n. Darkness; mirk. [Archaic] Shak.
Murk, n. The refuse of fruit, after the juice has been expressed; marc.
Murk"i*ly (?), adv. Darkly; gloomily.
Murk"i*ness, n. The state of being murky.
Murk"y (?), a. [Compar. Murkier (?); superl. Murkiest.] [OE. mirke,
merke, AS. myrce, mirce; akin to Icel. myrkr, Dan. & Sw. mörk.] Dark;
obscure; gloomy. "The murkiest den." Shak.
A murky deep lowering o'er our heads.
Addison.
Mur"lins (?), n. (Bot.) A seaweed. See Baddrelocks.
Mur"mur (?), n. [F. murmure: cf. L. murmur. CF. Murmur, v. i.] 1. A
low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.
2. A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice.
Chaucer.
Some discontents there are, some idle murmurs.
Dryden.
Mur"mur, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Murmured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Murmuring.]
[F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr. murmur murmur; cf. Gr.&?; to
roar and boil, said of water, Skr. marmara a rustling sound; prob. of
imitative origin.] 1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of
bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.
They murmured as doth a swarm of bees.
Chaucer.
2. To utter complaints in a low, half- articulated voice; to feel or
express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or
against. "His disciples murmured at it." John vi. 61.
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against
Aaron.
Num. xiv. 2.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured.