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Mekh"i*tar*ist (?), n. (Eccl.
Hist.) See Mechitarist.

Me*lac"o*nite (?), n. [Gr.
me`las black + &?; dust.] (Min.) An earthy
black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other
ores.

{ ||Me*la"da (?), ||Me*la"do (?), }
n. [Sp., prop. p. p. of melar to sugar,
candy, fr. L. mel honey. See Molasses.] A mixture
of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without
being drained.

||Me*læ"na (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
me`las, m., me`laina, f., black.] (Med.)
A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of
altered blood.

Mel"ain (?), n. [See
Melæna.] The dark coloring matter of the liquid of
the cuttlefish.

Me*lai"no*type (?), n. See
Melanotype.

Me"lam (mē"lăm), n. [Cf.
F. mélam.] (Chem.) A white or buff-colored
granular powder, C₆H₉N₁₁, obtained
by heating ammonium sulphocyanate.


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