n. [ Gr.
n. (Ethnol.) The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Cf. F. mécanisme, L. mechanisma. See Mechanic. ]
He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so that all must be performed either by mechanism or accident. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Medicine, Biochemistry) The mechanism{ 2 } by which a pharmacologically active substance produces an effect on a living organism or in a biochemical system;
n. [ Cf. F. mécanisme, L. mechanisma. See Mechanic. ]
He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so that all must be performed either by mechanism or accident. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Medicine, Biochemistry) The mechanism{ 2 } by which a pharmacologically active substance produces an effect on a living organism or in a biochemical system;