Webster's Dictionary 1913

2161

Meliorate (2)

Mel″io‐rate, v. i. To grow better.

2162

Meliorater

Mel″io‐ra′ter (?), n. Same as Meliorator.

2163

Melioration

Mel′io‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. melioratio.] The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement. Bacon.

2164

Meliorator

Mel″io‐ra′tor (?), n. One who meliorates.

2165

Meliorism

Mel″io‐rism (?), n. [From L. melior better.] The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement. J. Sully.

2166

Meliority

Mel‐ior″i‐ty (?), n. [LL. melioritas, fr. L. melior. See Meliorate.] The state or quality of being better; melioration. Bacon.

2167

Meliphagan

Me‐liph″a‐gan (?), a. [Gr. μέλι honey + � to eat.] (Zoöl.) Belonging to the genus Meliphaga.

2168

Meliphagan (2)

Me‐liph″a‐gan, n.(Zoöl.) Any bird of the genus Meliphaga and allied genera; a honey eater; — called also meliphagidan.

2169

Meliphagous

Me‐liph″a‐gous (?), a. [See Meliphagan.] (Zool.) Eating, or feeding upon, honey.

2170

Melisma

‖Me‐lis″ma (?), n.; pl.Melismata (#). [NL., fr. Gr. μέλισμα a song.] (Mus.) (a) A piece of melody; a song or tune, — as opposed to recitative or musical declamation. (b) A grace...

2171

Melissa

‖Me‐lis″sa (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μέλισσα a bee, honey.] (Bot.) A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (Melissa officinalis).

2172

Melissic

Me‐lis″sic (?), a. [Gr. μέλισσα a bee, honey.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax; specif., denoting an acid obtained by oxidation of myricin.

2173

Melissyl

Me‐lis″syl (?), n. [Melissic +yl.] (Chem.) See Myricyl.

2174

Melissylene

Me‐lis″sy‐lene (?), n. [Melissic + -yl + -ene.] (Chem.) See Melene.

2175

Melitose

Mel″i‐tose′ (?), n. [Gr. μέλι honey.] (Chem.) A variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, extracted from cotton seeds and from the so-called Australian manna (a secretion of certa...

2176

Mell

Mell (?), v. i. & t. [F. mêler, OF. meller, mester. See Meddle.] To mix; to meddle. Chaucer.

2177

Mell (2)

Mell, n. [See Mellifluous.] Honey. Warner.

2178

Mell (3)

Mell, n. A mill. Chaucer.

2179

Mellate

Mel″late (?), n. [L. mel, mellis, honey. Cf. Mellitate.] (Chem.) A mellitate.

2180

Mellay

Mel″lay (?), n. A mêlée; a conflict. Tennyson.

2181

Mellic

Mel″lic (?), a.(Chem.) See Mellitic.

2182

Melliferous

Mel‐lif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. mellifer; mel, mellis, honey + ferre to bear.] Producing honey.

2183

Mellific

Mel‐lif″ic (?), a. [L. mel, mellis, honey + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.] Producing honey.

2184

Mellification

Mel′li‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. mellificare to make honey: cf. F. mellification. See Mellific.] The making or production of honey.

2185

Mellifluence

Mel‐lif″lu‐ence (?), n. A flow of sweetness, or a sweet, smooth flow.

2186

Mellifluent

Mel‐lif″lu‐ent (?), a. [L. mellifluens. See Mellifluous.] Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous.

2187

Mellifluently

Mel‐lif″lu‐ent‐ly, adv. In a mellifluent manner.