'Melissylene' definitions:
Definition of 'Melissylene'
- Melissylene \Me*lis"sy*lene\, n. [Melissic + -yl + -ene.]
(Chem.)
See Melene.
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Definition of 'melissylene'
- Melene \Mel"ene\, n. [Melissic + ethylene.] (Chem.)
An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C30H60, of the ethylene series,
obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; --
called also melissene, and melissylene.
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