| mollusk venoms | Venoms from mollusks, including the conus and octopus species. The venoms contain proteins, enzymes, choline derivatives, slow-reacting substances, and several characterised polypeptide toxins that affect the nervous system. Mollusk venoms include cephalotoxin, venerupin, maculotoxin, surugatoxin, conotoxins, and murexine. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| molly | <zoology> Same as Mollemoke. A pet or colloquial name for Mary. Molly cottontail. <zoology> See Cottontail. Molly Maguire; pl. Molly Maguires . A member of a secret association formed among the tenantry in Ireland about 1843, principally for the purpose of intimidating law officers and preventing the service of legal writs. Its members disguised themselves in the dress of women. A member of a similar association of Irishmen organised in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, about 1854, for the purpose of intimidating employers and officers of the law, and for avenging themselves by murder on persons obnoxious to them. The society was broken up by criminal prosecutions in 1876. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| molly-mawk | <zoology> See Mollemoke. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |