n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + lamba`nein to take: cf. F. cosmolade. ] An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies; -- called also pantacosm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + latre`yein to worship. ] Worship paid to the world. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Immolated p. pr. & vb. n. Immolating. ] [ L. immolatus, p. p. of immolare to sacrifice, orig., to sprinkle a victim with sacrifical meal; pref. im- in + mola grits or grains of spelt coarsely ground and mixed with salt; also, mill. See Molar, Meal ground grain. ] 1. To sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice; to kill, as a sacrificial victim. [ 1913 Webster ]

Worshipers, who not only immolate to them [ the deities ] the lives of men, but . . . the virtue and honor of women. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To destroy by fire. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. immolatio: cf. F. immolation. ] 1. The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed. Sir. T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is immolated; a sacrifice. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Destruction by fire. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. ] One who offers in sacrifice; specifically, one of a sect of Russian fanatics who practice self-mutilation and sacrifice.

n. (Zool.) See Sunfish, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Chem.) Being at a concentration with the designated number of moles (of solute) per 1000 grams of solvent; as, an 0.5 molal solution of glycerol in water. Compare molar. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) A measure of concentaration of substances in mixtures, 1 molal being the concentration of a solution containing 1 mole of solute per 1000 grams of solvent. Compare molar. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. molaris, fr. mola mill, fr. molere to grind in a mill. See Mill the machine. ] Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth; also, of or pertaining to the molar teeth. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molars which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as premolars, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called true molars. See Tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. moles mass. ] (Mech.) Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; -- said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. moles mass. ] (Chem.) Being at a concentration having the designated number of moles (of solute) per liter of solvent; as, an 0.2 molar solution of sodium chloride in water is close to isotonic. [ PJC ]

a. Same as 2d Molar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. molasse, prob. fr. mollasse flabby, flimsy, fr. L. mollis soft. ] (Geol.) A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. mélasse, cf. Sp. melaza, Pg. melaço, fr. L. mellaceus honeylike, honey-sweet, mel, mellis, honey. See Mellifluous, and cf. Melasses. ] The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See Treacle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An olive stuffed with a kind of sweet red pepper, or pimiento. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. See Premolar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated in front of the molar teeth. --n. An anterior molar tooth which has replaced a deciduous molar. See Tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ F. ] 1. A kind of piquant sauce or salad dressing resembling mayonnaise. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An ointment used in farriery. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖a. [ It. ] (Mus.) Same as Tremando. [ 1913 Webster ]