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Columbella mercatoriaColumbella Col`um*bel"la, n. [NL., dim. of L. columba a dove.
So called from a fancied resemblance in color and form, of
some species.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. Some
species, as Columbella mercatoria, were formerly used as
shell money. MercableMercable Mer"ca*ble, a. [L. mercabilis, fr. mercari to trade,
traffic, buy. See Merchant.]
Capable of being bought or sold. [Obs.] MercantileMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Mercantile agencyMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Mercantile marineMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Mercantile paperMercantile Mer"can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It.
mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to
traffic. See Merchant.]
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants;
having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of
commodities; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,
partly military. --Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of
the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of
the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.
Mercantile marine, the persons and vessels employed in
commerce, taken collectively.
Mercantile paper, the notes or acceptances given by
merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;
drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.
--McElrath.
Syn: Mercantile, Commercial.
Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to
embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial
relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and
other business connected with the commerce of a
country (whether external or internal), that is, the
exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to
the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to
market. As the two employments are to some extent
intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. Mercaptal
Mercaptal Mer*cap"tal, n. [Mercaptan + aldehyde.] (Chem.)
Any one of a series of compounds of mercaptans with
aldehydes.
MercaptanMercaptan Mer*cap"tan, n. [F., fr. NL. mercurius mercury + L.
captans, p. pr. of captare to seize, v. intens. fr. capere.]
(Chem.)
Any one of series of compounds, hydrosulphides of alcohol
radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but
containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also
the sulphur alcohols. In general, they are colorless
liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is
specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, C2H5SH. So called
from its avidity for mercury, and other metals. MercaptideMercaptide Mer*cap"tide (? or ?), n. (Chem.)
A compound of mercaptan formed by replacing its sulphur
hydrogen by a metal; as, potassium mercaptide, C2H5SK. MercatMercat Mer"cat, n. [L. mercatus : cf. It. mercato. See
Market.]
Market; trade. [Obs.] --Bp. Sprat. MercatanteMercatante Mer`ca*tan"te (?; It. ?), n. [It. See Merchant.]
A foreign trader. [Obs.] --Shak. Mercature
Mercature Mer"ca*ture (?; 135), n. [L. mercatura commerce.]
Commerce; traffic; trade. [Obs.]
Meaning of Merca from wikipedia
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Merca (Somali: Marka, Arabic: ماركا) is the
capital city of the
Lower Shebelle province of Somalia, a
historic port city in the region. It is located...
- Somalia. Its
capital lies at
Merca.
Districts of
Somalia Administrative map of
Merca District Wikimedia Commons has
media related to
Merca District. v t e...
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Merca is a muni****lity in the
province of Ourense, in the
autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It
belongs to the
comarca of
Terra de Celanova. "IGE...
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poliovirus in 2013.
Merca Ali Maow
Maalin was born in 1954 in
Merca.
Maalin worked as a cook at the
hospital in the port town of
Merca in
southern Somalia...
- The Port of
Merca (Somali:
Dekada Marka, Italian:
Porto di
Merca) also
known as
Merca Port, is the
official seaport of
Merca,
situated in southeastern...
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capital was Mogadishu.
Merca is now the
Lower Shabelle capital.
Lower Shabelle Region is
divided into
nineteen districts:
Merca Mini****lity (Capital City)...
- The
Banadir resistance, also
known as the
Bimaal revolt,
Merca revolt, or
simply the
Bimaal resistance, was a
guerrilla war that
lasted from the 1890s...
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their Gaadsen sub-clan
mainly inhabits. The
Bimal are the
dominant clan in
Merca district of
Lower Shabelle region and make up the
majority in
Jammaame district...
- few
years prior.
Sheikh Ali
arrived in
Merca in
alliance with the
Bimaal clan. He
settled in the area near
Merca with the
consent of the
Bimaal clan and...
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proselytizer who
lived in
Ethiopia and was from the
famous port town of
Merca in Somalia, one of the
power jurisdictions and
cultural centers of the Ajuran...
