| Meleney, Frank | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1889-1963. See: Meleney's gangrene, Meleney's ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| melengestrol acetate | <chemical> A progestational hormone with reported glucocorticoid and antineoplastic activity. Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, hormonal, glucocorticoids, synthetic, progestational hormones, synthetic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| meletin | <chemistry> See Quercitin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| melezitose | <chemistry> A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, extracted from the manna of the larch (Larix). Alternative forms: melicitose. Origin: F. Meleze the larch + melitose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| meli- | Honey, sugar. See: mel-. Origin: G. Meli (05 Mar 2000) |
| meliaceous | <botany> Pertaining to a natural order (Meliacae) of plants of which the genus Melia is the type. It includes the mahogany and the Spanish cedar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| melibiase | <enzyme> An enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of alpha-d-galactosides to release free d-galactose. A deficiency of type A alpha-d-galactosidase is associated with Fabry's disease. Synonym: melibiase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melibiose | <chemical> 6-0-alpha-d-galactopyranosyl-d-glucose. A disaccharide consisting of one galactose and one glucose moiety in an alpha (1-6) glycosidic linkage. Chemical name: D-Glucose, 6-O-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| melibiose permease | <chemical> Chemical name: permease, melibiose Synonym: melibiose porter, melibiose carrier, melibiose sodium symporter, mely gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| melic grass | <botany> A genus of grasses (Melica) of little agricultural importance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| melicera | A hygroma or other type of cyst that contains a relatively thick, tenacious, semifluid material. Origin: G. Meli-keris, a tumour, fr. Melikeron, honeycomb, fr. Meli, honey, + keros, wax (05 Mar 2000) |
| melicerous | <medicine> Consisting of or containing matter like honey; said of certain encysted tumours. Origin: L. Meliceris a kind of tumour, fr. Gr.; meli honey + wax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| melicotoon | <botany> See Melocoton. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| melilite | <chemical> A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas (melilite basalt) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere. Alternative forms: mellilite. Origin: Gr. Meli honey; cf. F. Melilithe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| melilot | <botany> Any species of Melilotus, a genus of leguminous herbs having a vanillalike odour; sweet clover; hart's clover. The blue melilot (Melilotus caerulea) is used in Switzerland to give colour and flavor to sapsago cheese. Origin: F. Melilot, L. Melilotus, fr. Gr, a kind of clover containing honey; meli honey + lotus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |