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melissene

melissene noun: melene.

Noun

melissene (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) melene

Origin of melissene

From melissic + -ene. By surface analysis, meliss- + -ene.

Questions about melissene

What does melissene mean?
Melissene means melene.
What part of speech is melissene?
Melissene is a noun.

Words near melissene in the dictionary

  1. meliss-
  2. melissa
  3. melissas
  4. melissate
  5. melissates
  6. melissene
  7. melissic
  8. melissic acid
  9. melisso-
  10. melissopalynological
  11. melissopalynologist

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