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Definition: MELISSYLENE

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Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Melene": An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C30H60, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; -- called also melissene, and melissylene.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Melissylene" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: MELISSYLENE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Melene": An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C30H60, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; -- called also melissene, and melissylene.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "MELISSYLENE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)