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mellification

mellification noun: the production of honey by honey bees.

Noun

mellification (uncountable)

  1. The production of honey by honey bees.
  2. The preservation of something in honey.

Origin of mellification

From Latin mellificare (“to make honey”). Compare French mellification. See mellific.

Questions about mellification

What does mellification mean?
Mellification means the production of honey by honey bees.
What part of speech is mellification?
Mellification is a noun.

Words near mellification in the dictionary

  1. Mellicks
  2. Mellida
  3. Mellie
  4. melliferous
  5. mellific
  6. mellification
  7. mellified
  8. mellifies
  9. mellifluence
  10. mellifluences
  11. mellifluent

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