Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound of carbon and nitrogen the exact composition of which is not certainly known, obtained by heating certain thiocyanates strongly. It is a yellow insoluble powder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A yellow powder, C6H3N9, obtained from certain sulphocyanates. It has acid properties and forms compounds called
mellonides .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A yellow powder, C6H3N9, obtained from certain
sulphocyanates .
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[Footnote 405: A play of words upon _mela_ (apple) and _mellone_
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio 1344
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