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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Mĕl'a-nō'mā, n.p. 826Melanosis.
  2. Mēl'an-ōp'sis, n.p. 826(Zoöl.) A genus of gasteropods, belonging to the family of the melanians.
  3. Mēl'a-nō'sis, n.p. 826(Med.) A morbid deposit of black matter, usually of a malignant character, in the organs of the body.
  4. Me-lān'o-spĕrm, n.p. 826(Bot.) An alga, of an olive-brown color.
  5. Mĕl/a-nŏt'ic, a.p. 826(Med.) Pertaining to, or of the character of, melanosis.
  6. Me-lān'o-tȳpe, n.p. 826A daguerreotype process, in which the picture is taken on an iron plate coated with collodion.
  7. Me-lăn′ter-īte, n.p. 826(Min.) A mineral of a green color and vitreous luster; native sulphate of iron.
  8. Mēl'an-thā'ce-æ, n. pl.p. 826(Bot.) An order of liliaceous plants, having flowers in some species resembling crocuses, in others, lilies, the roots being bulbs, corms, or fasciculated. Most of the plants of the order are…
  9. Mĕl'an-thā'çeōus, a.p. 826(Bot.) Belonging, or relating, to the Melanthaceae.
  10. Mĕl'a-nūre or Mĕl'a-nū'rus, n.p. 826(Ichth.) A small fish of the Mediterranean, a species of Sparus, or gilt-head.
  11. Mēl'a-phȳre, n.p. 826(Min.) A kind of rock, of very compact texture and reddish-brown or black color, composed of pyroxene with labradorite or oligoclase. Dana.
  12. Mēl'as, n.p. 826(Med.) A disease of the skin, characterized by livid or black spots.
  13. Me-lā'sma, n.p. 826(Med.) A black spot or ecchymosis on the lower extremities, especially on those of old people. Dunglison.
  14. Me-lās'ses, n.p. 826See MOLASSES. ☞ This is unquestionably the most correct mode of spelling the word, while molasses is more commonly used.
  15. Me-lās'sic, a.p. 826(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, molasses.
  16. Melassic acidp. 826an acid obtained as the product of the simultaneous action of heat and alkalies on solutions of grape-sugar.
  17. Me-lās'to-mă, n.p. 826(Bot.) A genus of evergreen shrubs;—so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.
  18. Mēl'as-to-mā'ceōs, a.p. 826(Bot.) Belonging, or relating, to the genus Melastoma, or to plants of that genus.
  19. Mel-chis'e-di'cian, n.p. 826(Eccl. Hist.) One of a certain sect of the second century who believed Melchisedec to be a divine power, superior to Christ, and an intercessor in heaven for the angels. [Written also Melchizedecian.]
  20. Mēl'chite, n.p. 826(Eccl. Hist.) One of a certain religious sect in the East;—a term applied to the Greek Catholic church, or to such members of the Greek community as are Romanists. Eudic.
  21. Mel-chiz'e-dē'cian, n.p. 826See MELCHISEDECIAN.
  22. Mēl'e-ā'gris, n.p. 826(Ornith.) A genus of gallinaceous birds, including the common turkey (M. gallopavo). M. fera is the wild turkey.
  23. Mêlée, n.p. 826A fight in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass;—a hand-to-hand conflict; an affray.
  24. Mēl'ic, a.p. 826Of, or pertaining to, song; lyric; tuneful. [Obs.]
  25. Mēl'i-ē'ris, n.p. 826(Med.) An encysted tumor, containing a substance resembling honey.
  26. Me-lĭg-er-ōīs, a.p. 826Consisting of matter like honey;—said of a tumor inclosed in a cyst.
  27. Mĕl'ic-grāss, n.p. 826(Bot.) A plant of the genus Melica: a species of perennial grass.
  28. Mĕl'i-co-tōn', n.p. 826See MELOCOTON.
  29. Me-lĭc'ra-to-ry, n.p. 826A mixture of honey, water, &c., forming a kind of mead.
  30. Mĕl'i-līte, n.p. 826(Min.) A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas of Vesuvius. Dana.
  31. Mēl'i-lōt, n.p. 826(Bot.) A plant of the genus Melilotus (M. officinalis), having yellow flowers of a peculiar odor and flavor. It is now used in the manufacture of sapsago cheese. It is a native of Europe, but now…
  32. Mēl'ior-āte, v. t.p. 826To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to render less acrid and offensive; as, to meliorate fruit by grafting, or soil by cultivation. Nature by art we nobly meliorate. Denham. The…
  33. Mēl'ior-āte, v. i.p. 826To grow better.
  34. Mēl'ior-ā'ter, n.p. 826The same as MELIORATOR.
  35. Mēl'ior-ā'tion, n.p. 826The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement.
  36. Mēl'ior-ā'tor, n.p. 826One who meliorates.
  37. Mēl-iōr'i-ty, n.p. 826The state of being better. [Obs.] Bacon.
  38. Me-liph'a-gan, n.p. 827(Ornith.) One of a family of birds having long, slender beaks, and the end of the tongue composed of a great number of slender filaments, forming a sort of brush, by means of which they extract honey…
  39. Me-lĭph'a-goûs, a.p. 827Eating, or feeding upon, honey.
  40. Mēll, v. i.p. 827To mix; to meddle. [Obs.] Spenser.
  41. Mēlī, n.p. 827Honey. [Obs.] Warner.
  42. Mēl'late, n.p. 827(Chem.) A combination of mellic or mellitic acid with a base.
  43. Mēl'lay, n.p. 827The same as MELEE. [Rare.] He rode the mellay, lord of the ringing lists. Tennyson.
  44. Mēl'lie, a.p. 827See MELLITIC.
  45. Mel-lif'er-oûs or Mel-lif'ic, a.p. 827Producing honey.
  46. Mĕl'li-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 827The making or production of honey.
  47. Mel-lif'lu-ence, n.p. 827A flow of sweetness, or a sweet, smooth flow.
  48. Mel-lĭf'lu-ent, a.p. 827Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous.
  49. Mel-lĭf'lu-ent-ly, adv.p. 827Smoothly; mellifluously.
  50. Mel-lĭf'lu-oŭs, a.p. 827Flowing as with honey; smooth; sweetly flowing; as, a mellifluous voice.
  51. Mel-lĭf'lu-oŭs-ly, adv.p. 827Smoothly; flowingly.
  52. Mel-lĭġ'e-noŭs, a.p. 827Having the qualities of honey.
  53. Mel-lī'go, n.p. 827Honey-dew.
  54. Mĕl'li-līte, n.p. 827(Min.) (a.) A yellowish or brownish mineral, consisting chiefly of the silicate of alumina, lime, and magnesia. (b.) The same as MELLITE. See MELLITE.
  55. Mel-lĭf'o-quent, a.p. 827Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.
  56. Mēl'īt, n.p. 827(Far.) A dry scab on the heel of a horse’s fore foot, cured by a mixture of honey and vinegar.
  57. Mēl'li-tate, n.p. 827(Chem.) A compound of mellitic acid with a base; a mellate. Graham.
  58. Mĕl'lĭte, n.p. 827(Min.) A mineral of a honey color, found in small octahedral crystals; honey-stone. It consists of mellitic acid and alumina. It is found with brown coal, and is partly the result of vegetable…
  59. Mel-lĭt'ic, a.p. 827(Chem.) (a.) Containing saccharine matter; marked by saccharine secretions; as, mellitic diabetes. (b.) Pertaining to, or derived from, honey-stone; as, mellitic acid. [Written also mellic.]
  60. Mĕl'lon, n.p. 827(Chem.) A lemon-yellow substance, consisting of carbon and nitrogen. Brande.