MELANTERITE
Me*lan"ter*ite, n. (Min.)
Defn: A hydrous sulphate of iron of a green color and vitreous luster; iron vitriol.
MELANURE
Mel"a*nure, n. Etym: [NL. melanurus, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small fish of the Mediterranean; a gilthead. See Gilthead (a).
MELANURIC
Mel`a*nu"ric, a. Etym: [Melam + urea.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid obtained by decomposition of melam, or of urea, as a white crystalline powder; — called also melanurenic acid.
MELAPHYRE
Mel"a*phyre, n. Etym: [F., fr. Gr. phyre porphyry.] (Min.)
Defn: Any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt.
MELASMA
Me*las"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local; as, Addison's melasma, or Addison's disease. — Me*las"mic, a.