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marc

[mahrk; Fr. mar]
–noun
1. the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
2. (in France) the brandy distilled from this residue.
3. Pharmacology. the residue that remains following the extraction of active principles from a vegetable drug by means of a solvent.

Origin:
1595–1605; < MF, akin to marcher to tread; see march 1

Marc

[mahrk; for 1 also Ger. mahrk]
–noun
1. Franz [frahnts] , 1880–1916, German painter.
2. a male given name, form of Marcus.

MARC

[mahrk]
–noun Library Science.
a standardized system developed by the Library of Congress for producing and transmitting machine-readable bibliographic records.

Origin:
ma(chine) r(eadable) c(atologing)
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marc   (märk)   
n.  
  1. The pulpy residue left after the juice has been pressed from grapes, apples, or other fruits.

  2. Brandy distilled from grape or apple residue.


[French, from Old French march, from marchier, to trample; see march1.]
Marc   (märk)   
German painter whose early expressionist works, such as Blue Horses (1911), featured intensely colored, mystical depictions of animals. His later works were increasingly abstract.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: marc
Pronunciation: 'märk
Function: noun
: an insoluble residue remaining after extraction of a solution (as a drug) with a solvent
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
MARC
machine readable cataloging
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