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Gastromalacia :: Gastromalacia (n.) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post-morten change.

Malacatune :: Malacatune (n.) See Melocoton.

Malacca :: Malacca (n.) A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.

Malachite :: Malachite (n.) Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure..

Malacissant :: Malacissant (a.) Softening; relaxing.

Malacissation :: Malacissation (n.) The act of making soft or supple.

Malacobdella :: Malacobdella (n.) A genus of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. See Illust. of Bdellomorpha..

Malacoderm :: Malacoderm (n.) One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies..

Malacolite :: Malacolite (n.) A variety of pyroxene.

Malacologist :: Malacologist (n.) One versed in the science of malacology.

Malacology :: Malacology (n.) The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.

Malacopoda :: Malacopoda (n. pl.) A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also Protracheata, and Onychophora..

Malacopterygian :: Malacopterygian (n.) One of the Malacopterygii.

Malacopterygii :: Malacopterygii (n. pl.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri..

Malacopterygious :: Malacopterygious (a.) Belonging to the Malacopterygii.

Malacosteon :: Malacosteon (n.) A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking..

Malacostomous :: Malacostomous (a.) Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes..

Malacostraca :: Malacostraca (n. pl.) A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca..

Malacostracan :: Malacostracan (n.) One of the Malacostraca.

Malacostracology :: Malacostracology (n.) That branch of zoological science which relates to the crustaceans; -- called also carcinology.

Malacostracous :: Malacostracous (a.) Belonging to the Malacostraca.

Malacotoon :: Malacotoon (n.) See Melocoton.

Malacozoa :: Malacozoa (n. pl.) An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria..

Malacozoic :: Malacozoic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa.

Osteomalacia :: Osteomalacia (n.) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia..