Part 6944

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Meliphagan</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Me*liph"a*gan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey + <?/ to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the genus <spn>Meliphaga</spn>.</def>

<h1>Meliphagan</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Me*liph"a*gan</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any bird of the genus <spn>Meliphaga</spn> and allied genera; a honey eater; -- called also <altname>meliphagidan</altname>.</def>

<h1>Meliphagous</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Me*liph"a*gous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Meliphagan</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Eating, or feeding upon, honey.</def>

<h1>Melisma</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Me*lis"ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Melismata</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a song.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A piece of melody; a song or tune, -- as opposed to <i>recitative</i> or musical declamation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A grace or embellishment.</def>

<h1>Melissa</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Me*lis"sa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`lissa</grk> a bee, honey.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (<spn>Melissa officinalis</spn>).</def>

<h1>Melissic</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Me*lis"sic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`lissa</grk> a bee, honey.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax; specif., denoting an acid obtained by oxidation of myricin.</def>

<h1>Melissyl</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Me*lis"syl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Meliss</ets>ic +<ets>yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Myricyl</er>.</def>

<h1>Melissylene</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Me*lis"sy*lene</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Meliss</ets>ic + <ets>-yl</ets> + <ets>-ene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Melene</er>.</def>

<h1>Melitose</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel"i*tose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, extracted from cotton seeds and from the so-called Australian manna (a secretion of certain species of Eucalyptus).</def>

<h1>Mell</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mell</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i. & t.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'88ler</ets>, OF. <ets>meller</ets>, <ets>mester</ets>. See <er>Meddle</er>.]</ety> <def>To mix; to meddle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Mell</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mell</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Mellifluous</er>.]</ety> <def>Honey.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Warner.</i>

<h1>Mell</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mell</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A mill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>