Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Melero A surname. Melesio A surname from Spanish. Melete The Muse of meditation, one of the three original Boeotian muses. Meletian A member of a large group of denominations in early Christian history. Meletius A male given name. Meletus A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage. melezitose A non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by many insects that consume plant sap. Melfi A surname from Italian. Melford A surname. Melgar A surname from Spanish. Melgarejo A surname from Spanish. Melgoza A surname from Spanish. Melgund A geographic township in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. melhfa A traditional cloth commonly found across the Sahel and Sahara regions of Africa. Melhorn A surname. Melhuish A surname from Old English. Meli A surname from Italian. Melia A diminutive of the female given name Amelia. meliaceous Of or relating to the family Meliaceae of plants of mahogany and its close relatives. meliacin A type of limonoid chemical. meliacinolin A triterpenoid derivative that inhibits glucosidase and amylase activity and is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Melian Of or relating to the Greek island of Milos. melianol A tetracyclic triterpene found in Melia species. melianone A tetracyclic triterpene found in Melia species. melibiase A galactosidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of melibiose into galactose and glucose. melibionic Relating to melibionic acid and its derivatives melibiose A disaccharide consisting of glucose and galactose residues melibiulose A disaccharide formed from fructose and galactose, similar to melibiose. Meliboean alternately responsive melic Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse. Melicent A female given name. melicerous Consisting of or containing honeylike matter; said of certain encysted tumours. melicgrass A grass of the genus Melica; melic Melichar A surname from Czech. melick A surname from Dutch. melicopicine An acridone alkaloid, chemical compound, C₁₈H₁₉NO₅. melid Any member of the family Melidae, now usually subfamily Melinae in family Mustelidae, of badgers. Melide A town and municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. melidectes Any of a number of birds in the genus Melidectes in the honeyeater family, endemic to New Guinea and New Britain. Meliden A village in Prestatyn community, Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0680). Meligalas A town in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. melik A member of hereditary nobility in certain Armenian principalities, especially in Artsakh melikdom The territory of a melik. Melikian A surname from Armenian. Melikova A female surname from Russian, masculine equivalent Melikov. Melikyan A surname from Armenian. melilite any mineral consisting of a solid solution of gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) and akermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇) melilitic Relating to or composed of melilite. melilitite A form of melilite containing less than 10% olivine melilititic Of or relating to the mineral melilite. melilitolite A plutonic rock containing more than 10% melilite and where there is more melilite than foids Melilla An autonomous city of Spain and exclave at the edge of Morocco. Melillan From, or pertaining to, Melilla. Melillo A surname from Italian. melilot A fragrant plant of the genus Melilotus, often having small yellow or white flowers. melilotate Any salt or ester of melilotic acid Melin A surname. Melina A female given name. Melincourt A commune in Haute-Saône department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Melinda A female given name originating as a coinage. Melindwr A community (civil parish) in Ceredigion, Wales. meline Having the qualities of or relating to a badger. Melinga A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. melinite A yellow clay mineral from Bavaria. melinitic Of or relating to melinite. melinjo An evergreen tree, Gnetum gnemon, native to Indonesia and widely used in local cuisine. Melinoe An obscure figure, a daughter of Persephone and Zeus, or a daughter of Hades and Persephone, represented as a bringer of nightmares and madness. melioidosis An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, endemic to some areas of Southeast Asia and northern Australia. melioidotic Relating to melioidosis. meliolaceous Of or relating to the Meliolaceae. melioline Of or relating to fungi of the order Meliolales or black mildews. meliorability The ability to be improved. meliorable Able to be improved. meliorate To make better; to improve; to solve a problem. meliorated Made better; improved. meliorative That meliorates; curative, improving, salutary. meliorator One who meliorates; an improver. meliorbiosis A positive deviation from eubiosis meliorbiotic Relating to meliorbiosis meliorism The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism). meliorist A proponent of meliorism melioristic Of or related to meliorism, the belief that the world can be made better through human efforts. melioristically in a melioristic fashion meliority The state or quality of being better; melioration. meliorize To meliorate; to make better. meliphaga Any of various honeyeaters. meliphagid Any bird of the family Meliphagidae; a honeyeater. meliphagous Of an animal, that feeds on honey or nectar. meliphanite A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. Melipilla A commune, provincial capital, and city in Chile. meliponary A collection of meliponine beehives. meliponiculture The raising of meliponines (stingless bees) for the production of honey meliponid Any bee in the family Meliponidae, now considered to be the apid tribe Meliponini. meliponine Any (stingless) bee of the tribe Meliponini. melipramine imipramine Melisha A female given name. melisma A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text. melismatic Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text. melismatically In a melismatic way. melismatics melisma melissa A plant of the genus Melissa, especially lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), often used medicinally. melissate Any salt or ester of melissic acid. melissene melene melissic Related to beewax. melissopalynological Of or pertaining to melissopalynology. melissopalynologist One who studies melissopalynology. melissopalynology The study of pollen from bees and in their honey melissophobia A morbid fear of bees. melissyl myricyl melissylene melene Melita Synonym of Malta. Melite An ancient city in what is now Malta. Melitene Former name of Malatya: a city in Turkey. Melitenian Of, from or relating to Melitene melithaeid Any soft coral in the family Melithaeidae melitid Any amphipod in the family Melitidae. Melito A surname. Melitopol A city and municipality of Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. melitose Synonym of raffinose. melitracen A tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression and anxiety. melitriose raffinose melittid Any bee of the family Melittidae. melittin A peptide, containing 26 amino acids, which is present in bee venom and has been used experimentally as an antibacterial agent, especially against penicillin-resistant bacteria. melittological Relating to melittology. melittologist One who studies bees. melittology The study of bees melittophilous That attract insects such as ants or bees which then pollinate the flower melittophily pollination by bees melittoside An iridoid found in the leaves and fruits of Clerodendrum colebrokianum. meliturgy Beekeeping; the preparation of honey. melitzanosalata An aubergine salad made with olive oil and lemon juice, popular in Cyprus and Greece. Meljine A town in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Melk A city in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, known as the site of a massive baroque Benedictine monastery. melkhout The milkwood tree. Melkite In 5th-century Syria and Egypt, a sobriquet applied to Chalcedonians by their opponents, denoting the Chalcedonians' fidelity to the Byzantine emperor. Melkitism Support for the imperial Byzantine church and the Council of Chalcedon during the Monophysite controversies from the 5th century onwards. Melkonian A surname from Armenian. Melkonyan A surname from Armenian. melkovite A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, molybdenum, oxygen, and phosphorus. Melksham A town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9063). melktert A South African dessert consisting of a creamy milk-based filling in a sweet pastry crust. mell To say (something); to speak, to tell. Mella A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia. Mellado A surname. mellaginous Of, pertaining to, or resembling honey Mellanby A surname from Old Norse. Mellarose A variety of orange in which the carpellary whorl is multiplied, producing an appearance of prolification. mellate A mellitate. Mellema A surname. Mellen A surname.