| melitis | Inflammation of the cheek. Origin: G. Melon, cheek, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
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| melitose | <chemistry> A variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, extracted from cotton seeds and from the so-called Australian manna (a secretion of certain species of Eucalyptus). Origin: Gr. Meli honey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| melitracen hydrochloride | 9,10-Dihydro-10,10-dimethyl-9-(3-dimethylaminopropylidene) anthracene hydrochloride;an antidepressant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melitriose | <biochemistry, plant biology> A nonreducing trisaccharide found in sugar beet and many seeds, consisting of the disaccharide sucrose bearing a D galactosyl residue linked _(1-6) to its glucose group. (18 Nov 1997) |
| melitten | <chemical> Basic polypeptide from the venom of the honey bee (apis mellifera); it contains 62 amino acids, has cytolytic properties, causes contracture of muscle, releases histamine and disrupts surface tension, probably due to lysis of cell and mitochondrial membranes. Synonym: melittin; melliten. Chemical name: Melittin (honeybee) (12 Dec 1998) |
| melittin | <protein> The major component of bee venom, responsible for the pain of the sting. A 26 amino acid peptide, that has a hydrophobic and a positively charged region. Can lyse cell membranes and activate phospholipase A2 enzymes, it has a very high affinity for calmodulin but the biological relevance of this is unclear. (13 Nov 1997) |
| melituria | An obsolete term for glycosuria. Origin: G. Meli, honey, + ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |