MELENA
Me*le"na, n. (Med.)
Defn: See Mel.
MELENE
Mel"ene, n. Etym: [Melissic + ethylene.] (Chem.)
Defn: An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C30H60, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; — called also melissene, and melissylene.
MELENITE
Mel"e*nite, n. Etym: [Gr. me`li honey.]
Defn: An explosive of great destructive power; — so called from its color, which resembles honey.
MELETIN
Mel"e*tin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Quercitin.
MELEZITOSE
Me*lez"i*tose`, n. Etym: [F. mélèze the larch + melitose.] (Chem.)
Defn: A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, extracted from the manna of the larch (Larix). [Written also melicitose.]