See Also: mountant(1)(dictionary)
mountant(2)(dictionary)

mis-(2) (iou) and mountant(2) (iou)


mis-(2) (iou)



mis- prefix2.
[Old French mes- (mod. mes-, mes-, me-) from Proto-Romance, ult. from Latin minus (see MINUS): assim. to MIS-1.]
Occurring with the sense 'bad(ly), wrong(ly)' and with neg. force in a few words adopted from French, as misadventure, mischief, misnomer.

mountant(2) (iou)



mountant noun. L19.
[from MOUNT verb + -ANT1, after French montant. Cf. MOUNTANT adjective.]
An adhesive substance for mounting photographs etc. Also, a material for securing or embedding specimens for microscopy.