English words starting with mer

Meanings of Mer:

combining form

Denoting polymers and related kinds of molecule.

Usage examples:

Elastomer

abbreviation

Delaware (in official postal use).

Meanings of Merbromin:

noun

A greenish iridescent crystalline compound which dissolves in water to give a red solution used as an antiseptic. it is a fluorescein derivative containing bromine and mercury.

Usage examples:

Although more effective than merbromin, thimerosal shares the disadvantage of poor tissue penetrati…

Meanings of Merc:

noun

A mercenary soldier.

Usage examples:

After the crew of three mercs has been assigned, we're taken to the battlefield

Meanings of Mercantile:

adjective

Relating to trade or commerce; commercial.

Usage examples:

The shift of wealth to the mercantile classes

Meanings of Mercantilely:

adverb

From a mercantile point of view; with regard to business transactions.

Meanings of Mercantilism:

noun

Belief in the benefits of profitable trading.

Usage examples:

Who benefits from mercantilism is no mystery: look at the list of lobbyists and signatories to the …

Meanings of Mercantilist:

noun

An economic theory developed in the 16th to 18th centuries holding that a government should control the economy and that a nation should increase its wealth by selling more than it buys from other nations

Meanings of Mercantility:

noun

The quality of being mercantile (often somewhat pejoratively); enthusiasm or fondness for bargaining.

Meanings of Mercaptal:

noun

Any of a series of compounds with the general formula rch(sr′)₂, formed by the acid-catalysed reaction of a thiol (mercaptan) with an aldehyde.

Meanings of Mercaptide:

noun

A salt of a thiol (mercaptan), containing the anion rs−.

Meanings of Mercaptides:

noun

A salt of a thiol (mercaptan), containing the anion rs−.

Meanings of Mercaptopurine:

noun

Any of various thiol derivatives of purine; specifically 6-mercaptopurine, c₅ h₄ n₄ s, an antineoplastic agent given orally in the treatment of leukaemia.

Meanings of Mercatoria:

adjective

Of, relating to, or derived from mercator's projection or chart.

Meanings of Mercatorial:

adjective

Of, relating to, or derived from mercator's projection or chart.

Meanings of Mercedarian:

noun

A member of the order of our lady of mercy (also called our lady of ransom), a religious institution founded by st peter nolasco in barcelona in the early 13th century to free christians taken prisoner by the muslims, which subsequently turned chiefly to charitable activities, such as hospital work.

Meanings of Mercenaries:

noun

A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

Usage examples:

He had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries

adjective

Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

Usage examples:

The crime was committed out of mercenary motives

Meanings of Mercenarily:

adverb

In a mercenary manner.

Meanings of Mercenary:

adjective

Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

Usage examples:

She's nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger

noun

A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

Usage examples:

He had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries

Meanings of Mercer:

noun

A dealer in textile fabrics, especially silks, velvets, and other fine materials.

Usage examples:

Allders started life in 1862 when 24-year-old joshua allder set up a linen draper and silk mercer a…

Meanings of Mercerization:

noun

The process of treating cotton yarn or fabric (often under tension) with a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide or other base, in order to impart strength and lustre and to increase affinity for dyes.

Meanings of Mercerized:

adjective

(of cotton fabric or thread) treated under tension with caustic alkali to impart strength and lustre.

Usage examples:

Shorts in white mercerized cotton

Meanings of Mercerizes:

verb

To treat (cotton yarn or fabric) by the process of mercerization.

Meanings of Mercerizing:

noun

= mercerization .

Meanings of Mercers:

noun

A dealer in textile fabrics, especially silks, velvets, and other fine materials.

Usage examples:

Allders started life in 1862 when 24-year-old joshua allder set up a linen draper and silk mercer a…

Meanings of Merch:

noun

Short for merchandise.

Usage examples:

Any merch involving elvis, the beatles, the stones, led zeppelin, or punk-rock legends moves quickly