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From melissic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). By surface analysis, meliss- + -ate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
melissate
Today it means: Any salt or ester of melissic acid. Full definition →
Today it means: Any salt or ester of melissic acid. Full definition →
From melissic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). By surface analysis, meliss- + -ate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.