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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Melene

· Mel·ene · IPA
01 n. An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C30H60, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; -- called also meliss…
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    An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C30H60, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; -- called also melissene, and melissylene.(Chem.) Also: melissene, melissylene