English words: melithaeid to meltingness

300 English words, part 55 of 159 of the words starting with M, A to Z. 29 have a page of their own.

English words melithaeid to meltingness

melithaeid noun: Any soft coral in the family Melithaeidae
melitid noun: Any amphipod in the family Melitidae.
Melito proper noun: A surname.
Melitopol proper noun: A city and municipality of Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.
melitose noun: Synonym of raffinose.
melitracen noun: A tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression and anxiety.
melitriose noun: raffinose
melittid noun: Any bee of the family Melittidae.
melittin noun /mɛˈlɪt.ɪn/: A peptide, containing 26 amino acids, which is present in bee venom and has been used experimentally as an antibacterial agent, especially against...
melittological adjective: Relating to melittology.
melittologist noun: One who studies bees.
melittology noun: The study of bees
melittophilous adjective: That attract insects such as ants or bees which then pollinate the flower
melittophily noun: pollination by bees
melittoside noun: An iridoid found in the leaves and fruits of Clerodendrum colebrokianum.
meliturgy noun: Beekeeping; the preparation of honey.
melitzanosalata noun: An aubergine salad made with olive oil and lemon juice, popular in Cyprus and Greece.
melius inquirendum noun: A writ commanding a further enquiry into something.
melizitose noun: Alternative form of melezitose.
Melk proper noun: A city in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, known as the site of a massive baroque Benedictine monastery.
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome noun: A rare neurological disorder characterized by recurring facial paralysis, swelling of the face and lips, and a fissured tongue.
melkhout noun: The milkwood tree.
Melkite noun /ˈmɛlkaɪt/: In 5th-century Syria and Egypt, a sobriquet applied to Chalcedonians by their opponents, denoting the Chalcedonians' fidelity to the Byzantine emperor.
Melkitism noun: Support for the imperial Byzantine church and the Council of Chalcedon during the Monophysite controversies from the 5th century onwards.
Melkonian proper noun /mɛlˈkoʊni.ən/: A surname from Armenian.
melkovite noun: A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, molybdenum, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Melksham proper noun /ˈmɛlkʃəm/: A town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9063).
melktert noun: A South African dessert consisting of a creamy milk-based filling in a sweet pastry crust.
mell noun, verb /mɛl/: To say (something); to speak, to tell.
mell of a hess noun: Spoonerism of hell of a mess
Mella proper noun: A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
Mellado proper noun: A surname.
mellaginous adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling honey
Mellanby proper noun: A surname from Old Norse.
Mellanby effect noun: The phenomenon that the behavioral impairment due to alcohol is less at the same blood alcohol content, when the blood alcohol content is decreasing rather...
Mellarose noun: A variety of orange in which the carpellary whorl is multiplied, producing an appearance of prolification.
mellate noun: A mellitate.
Mellen proper noun: A surname.
melleolide noun: The compound (3-formyl-2a-hydroxy-6,6,7b-trimethyl-1,2,4a,5,7,7a-hexahydrocyclobuta[e]inden-2-yl) 2,4-dihydroxy-6-methylbenzoate that is present in the...
melleous adjective /ˈmɛlɪəs/: Pertaining to honey.
meller noun: A melodrama.
Mellett proper noun: A surname.
Mellette proper noun: A city and town in South Dakota, United States.
mellic acid noun: mellitic acid
Mellick proper noun: A surname.
Mellie proper noun /ˈmɛli/: A diminutive of the female given name Melanie.
melliferous adjective /mɪˈlɪfəɹəs/: Of a plant or its parts: bearing any substance (such as nectar or pollen) which is collected by bees to produce honey.
mellific adjective: Producing honey.
mellification noun: The production of honey by honey bees.
mellified adjective, verb: embalmed in honey
mellifluence noun /mɛˈlɪfluːəns/: The quality of sounding mellifluous; that is, the quality of sounding very smooth or pleasant.
mellifluent adjective: Mellifluous.
mellifluently adverb: In a mellifluent manner.
mellifluous adjective /məˈlɪflu.əs/: Flowing like honey.
mellifluously adverb: In a mellifluous manner; sweetly.
mellifluousness noun: The property of being mellifluous.
mellify verb: To embalm in honey.
melligenous adjective: Having the qualities of honey.
melligo noun: honeydew (sweet sticky substance found on plants)
melliloquent adjective: Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.
Mellin proper noun: A village and former municipality of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Mellin-Barnes integral noun: Synonym of Barnes integral.
Mellin transform noun: An integral transform that may be regarded as the multiplicative version of the two-sided Laplace transform.
Mellinger proper noun: A surname.
melliphagoid noun: A bird of the passerine superfamily Meliphagoidea, a diverse group native to Australia and elsewhere in the South Pacific.
melliphagous adjective: Alternative spelling of meliphagous.
Mellis proper noun: A surname.
Mellish proper noun: A surname.
mellisonant adjective: sweet-sounding; mellifluous
Mellissa proper noun: A female given name from Ancient Greek, a nonstandard spelling variant of Melissa.
mellitate noun: A salt of mellitic acid.
mellite noun: A mineral that is the aluminium salt of mellitic acid; honeystone.
mellitic adjective: Of or pertaining to honey or sugar
mellitic acid noun: A hexacarboxylic acid, benzene hexacarboxylic acid, first discovered in the mineral mellite, which is its aluminium salt.
mellitic anhydride noun: The acid anhydride of mellitic acid
mellitophilous adjective: That attracts honey bees
mellitoxin noun: Synonym of hyenanchin.
mellivorous adjective: Honey-eating.
mello noun: Clipping of mellophone.
mellon noun /ˈmɛlɒn/: The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link.
mellone noun: mellon
mellonide noun: Any of various compounds of mellon.
mellophone noun: A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups.
mellophonist noun: Someone who plays the mellophone.
Mellor proper noun: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9788).
mellorine noun: A lower-cost imitation of ice cream, using fats other than butterfat.
Mellors proper noun: A surname.
mellotron noun /ˈmɛl.əˌtɹɒn/: An early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds.
Mellott proper noun: A surname.
mellow adjective, noun, verb /ˈmɛləʊ/: Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
mellow bug noun: Synonym of whirligig beetle.
mellow out verb: To become mellow or to soften in intensity (such as a smell, emotion or sound), or to change from uptight to relaxed.
mellow rock noun: Synonym of soft rock.
mellow yellow noun: A yellow police car used in South Africa.
mellowcreme noun: A sweet syrup made from corn syrup, honey and sugar, used in confectionery.
mellowed adjective, verb: That has become mellow.
mellowedness noun: The state or condition of being mellowed.
mellower adjective, noun: One who or that which mellows.
mellowing noun, verb: The process of making or becoming mellow.
mellowingly adverb: So as to mellow.
mellowish adjective: Somewhat mellow.
mellowly adverb: In a mellow manner.
mellowness noun /ˈmɛloʊnəs/: The property of being mellow.
mellowy adjective: Soft; unctuous; loamy.
melluco noun: The ulluco (Ullucus tuberosus)
Melly proper noun /ˈmɛli/: A surname.
Melmac noun: A brand of dinnerware moulded from melamine resin, popular in the mid-twentieth century.
Melman proper noun: A surname.
Melnick proper noun: A surname.
Melnick-Needles osteodysplasty noun: Synonym of Melnick-Needles syndrome.
Melnick-Needles syndrome noun: A rare congenital disorder mainly affecting bone development.
melnicovite noun: Alternative form of melnikovite.
Melnik proper noun: A town and district in the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic.
Melnikist noun: Alternative form of Melnykite.
Melnikite noun: Alternative form of Melnykite.
melnikovite noun: A mixture of pyrite and marcasite.
Melnyk proper noun: A surname from Ukrainian.
Melnykist noun: Alternative form of Melnykite.
Melnykite noun: A follower of the moderate faction of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.
melo noun, prefix: Abbreviation of melodrama.
melo-dramatic adjective: Alternative form of melodramatic.
Meloche proper noun: A surname.
melocoton noun /ˌmɛləkəˈtɒn/: A kind of yellow-fleshed peach having red skin
melocotoon noun: Alternative form of melocoton.
melodeath noun: melodic death metal
melodeclamation noun: The practice of reciting poetry while accompanied by concert music.
melodeon noun /mɪˈləʊdɪən/: A type of reed organ with a single keyboard.
melodeonist noun: Someone who plays a melodeon.
melodeum noun: A small keyboard organ.
melodial adjective: Synonym of melodic.
melodially adverb: Synonym of melodically.
melodic adjective /mɪˈlɒd.ɪk/: Of, relating to, or having melody.
melodic death metal noun: A genre of death metal with a melodic and harmonic riffing style.
melodic dubstep noun: A subgenre of deathstep, itself an aggressive offshoot of dubstep that fuses brostep with death metal elements such as distorted growls, heavy drums, and...
melodic hardcore noun: A genre of hardcore punk with melodic singing, influenced by modern rock music.
melodic line noun /məˈlɒdɪk ˈlaɪn/: melody
melodic minor scale noun: a type of minor scale with the 3rd note lowered by one semitone when the scale is played ascending, and the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes lowered by one semitone...
melodica noun /məˈlɒ.dɪ.kə/: A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.
melodically adverb: In a melodic manner.
melodicism noun: A focus on the development of melody
melodicist noun: A musician who performs the melody, as opposed to one who plays the rhythm.
melodicity noun: The quality of being melodic.
melodics noun: The branch of music theory that deals with pitch, harmony, and melody.
Melodie proper noun: A female given name from English, of rather rare usage, variant of Melody.
melodied adjective: Having a melody (of a specified kind).
melodikon noun: A keyboard instrument with a rotating cone struck by tuning forks.
melodiograph noun: A form of melograph.
melodion noun /mɪˈləʊdɪən/: An accordion.
melodious adjective /məˈləʊdi.əs/: Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.
melodious warbler noun: Hippolais polyglotta, an Old World warbler in the genus Hippolais, of Southern Europe and Africa.
melodiously adverb: In a melodious manner.
melodiousness noun: The property of being melodious.
melodise verb: Alternative form of melodize.
melodiser noun: Alternative form of melodizer.
melodism noun: An approach to musical composition that focuses on melody.
melodist noun: A performer or composer of melodies.
melodium noun: A type of reed organ, similar to a harmonium.
melodization noun: The process or result of melodizing.
melodize verb: To compose or play melodies.
melodizer noun: One who melodizes.
melodrama noun /ˈmɛləˌdɹɑːmə/: A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.
melodramatic adjective /ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/: Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
melodramatical adjective: melodramatic
melodramatically adverb: In a melodramatic manner.
melodramaticism noun: Melodramatic behaviour.
melodramaticity noun: The quality of being melodramatic.
melodramaticness noun: The quality of being melodramatic.
melodramatics noun /ˈmɛl.ə.dɹəˌmæt.ɪks/: Overemotional, exaggerated behavior calculated for effect.
melodramatisation noun: Alternative form of melodramatization.
melodramatise verb: Alternative spelling of melodramatize.
melodramatism noun: Alternative form of melodramaticism.
melodramatist noun: A writer of melodramas.
melodramatization noun: The process or result of melodramatizing.
melodramatize verb: To make melodramatic.
melodramaturge noun: A creator of melodrama.
melodramaturgy noun: The art of creating melodrama.
melody noun /ˈmɛl.ə.di/: A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
melodyhorn noun: Synonym of melodica.
melodyless adjective: Devoid of melody; unmelodic.
melodylessness noun: Absence of a melody.
melodylike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a melody.
melofarce noun: A work or genre combining elements of melodrama and farce.
melogenic adjective: In which the melody dominates any words.
melograph noun: A device designed for analysing and plotting the frequency characteristics of ethnic music.
melographic adjective: Capable of producing a written transcription of any music played upon it.
meloid noun: Any beetle of the taxonomic family Meloidae; a blister beetle.
melolagnia noun /ˌmɛ.lə(ʊ)ˈlæɡ.niə/: Sexual arousal caused by music.
melology noun: The study of music; musicology.
melolonthid noun: Any beetle of the subfamily Melolonthinae.
melolonthine adjective, noun: Belonging to the Melolonthinae, a subfamily of scarabs.
melomakarona noun: Greek honey macaroons with crushed walnuts, traditionally served at Christmas.
melomakarono noun: Alternative form of melomakarona.
melomane noun: Synonym of melomaniac.
melomania noun /ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/: An abnormal love of music.
melomaniac noun /ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/: One with an abnormal fondness of music; a person who loves music.
melomaniacal adjective: Having or related to a fervent or abnormal love of music.
melomanic adjective: passionate about music
melomel noun: A mead that contains fruit.
melomys noun /ˈmɛləˌmiz/: A rat of the genus Melomys, principally of Australasia.
melon adjective, noun /ˈmɛlən/: Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.
melon aldehyde noun: Synonym of melonal.
melon aphid noun: Synonym of cotton aphid.
melon ball scooper noun: A kind of scooper or spoon with small hemispherical head which is useful for scooping round pieces of melon, watermelon, etc.
melon baller noun: A small tool used to cut round sections of melons and other soft fruits.
melon bread noun: Synonym of melonpan.
melon cactus noun: Any of the genus Melocactus of cacti, distinguished when mature by their cephalium, a wool- and bristle-coated structure at the apex, containing a mass of...
melon cutting noun: The sharing out of profits or gambling winnings.
melon fly noun: Zeugodacus cucurbitae, a tephritid fruit fly that is a serious agricultural pest, particularly in Hawaii.
melon head noun: A dimwit, a fool
melon-headed adjective: Having a head in the shape of a melon.
melon-headed whale noun: A cetacean of species Peponocephala electra.
melon heptenal noun: Synonym of melonal.
melon hole noun: A small hole or concavity in the landscape where rainwater gathers.
melonade noun: A drink made from melons.
melonal noun: A melon-smelling scent compound found in nature and synthesized for perfuming, that in its pure form is a clear pale yellow liquid.
melonette noun: A kiwifruit.
melongene noun: An aubergine; an eggplant.
melongenid noun: Any mollusk in the family Melongenidae.
melongoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
melongrower noun: A person or company that grows melons.
melonhead noun: One of a group of legendary beings, known in parts of Connecticut, Michigan, and Ohio, generally described as small humanoids with bulbous heads who...
Meloni proper noun: A surname.
melonic adjective: Pertaining to a type of complex heterocyclic triazine related to melem.
Melonie proper noun: A female given name.
melonious adjective /mɛˈləʊni.əs/: Relating to melons.
melonist noun: A person who grows melons.
melonite noun: A nickel telluride mineral.
melonless adjective: Without melons.
melonlike adjective: Resembling a melon.
melonous adjective /ˈmɛlənəs/: Synonym of melonious.
melonpan noun: A type of sweet bun originating from and popular in Japan, as well as in Taiwan and China.
melonrita noun: A margarita cocktail made with melon.
melonry noun: A place where melons are grown.
melons noun /ˈmɛlənz/: A woman's breasts.
melontini noun: A martini cocktail made with melon.
melonworm noun: Diaphania hyalinata, a crambid moth.
melony adjective /ˈmɛləni/: Resembling or having the characteristics of a melon.
melopeia noun: Alternative form of melopoeia.
melophile noun: One who loves music.
melophilia noun: Love of music
melophobia noun: Aversion to music.
melophone noun: Any of various kinds of accordion, especially a handheld free reed instrument of 19th-century France.
melophonist noun: A musician who plays the melophone.
melopiano noun: A type of piano in which a system of hammers allows a note to be prolonged indefinitely
meloplast noun: An empty staff with movable notes used as a teaching aid
meloplastic adjective: Of or pertaining to meloplasty.
meloplasty noun: The operation of restoring or repairing a cheek which has been wholly or partially destroyed.
melopoeia noun /ˌmɛləˈpiːə/: Art of composing melodies.
melopoeian adjective: Consisting of, or relating to, melopoeia.
melopoetic adjective: Of or relating to melopoeia.
Melora proper noun: A female given name.
melorheostosis noun: A developmental disorder and mesenchymal dysplasia in which the bony cortex widens and becomes hyperdense in a sclerotomal distribution.
melorheostotic adjective: Relating to melorheostosis.
melos noun: The melody in Ancient Greek music.
meloschisis noun /mɪˈlɒskɪsɪs/: A congenital fissure of the face or cheek.
melotragedy noun: A genre of theatrical tragedy featuring music.
meloxicam noun /məˈlɑk.səˌkæm/: A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the oxicam class (trademark Mobic), used to relieve the symptoms of arthritis and primary dysmenorrhea and as an...
Meloy proper noun: A surname from Norwegian.
melperone noun: A particular butyrophenone atypical antipsychotic.
melphalan noun /ˈmɛlfəlæn/: A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
melphalan flufenamide noun: An anticancer medication used to treat multiple myeloma.
melphidippid noun: Any amphipod in the family Melphidippidae.
Melpomene proper noun /mɛlˈpɒ.mɪ.ni/: The Muse of tragedy
Melpomenean adjective: Of or relating to Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy.
melpomenish adjective: Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
melrose noun: honey of roses, a mixture formerly used in gargles and lotions
Melson proper noun: A surname.
melt noun, verb /mɛlt/: To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
melt away verb: To fade or wane
melt down verb: To melt fully, especially metal or glass so that it can be remade into something else.
melt in the mouth adjective, verb: To be deliciously soft and creamy; to create a melting sensation when eaten; to need little chewing.
melt into verb: To disappear gradually into.
melt out verb: To remove (a substance) by melting it.
melt pond noun /ˈmɛlt ˌpɑnd/: Pools of melted water which form on glacial, shelf, or sea ice, typically during warmer periods.
melt sandwich noun: A type of closed sandwich with a non-cheese filling, and a layer of cheese on top which is grilled or fried until the cheese melts.
melt-sick adjective: Dated form of milt-sick
melt someone's butter verb: To appeal to someone's fancy.
melt up noun, verb: Of the price of a security, to increase to an unexpected degree.
meltability noun: The state or quality of being meltable.
meltable adjective: Capable of, or suitable for, being melted.
meltage noun: The process of melting.
meltaway adjective: Used in the names of various recipes for cakes and cookies that seem to melt in the mouth.
meltblown adjective, noun: extruded, when molten, by high-velocity gas
meltcurve noun: A graphical representation of the melting behaviour of a material as it is heated
meltdown noun /ˈmɛltdaʊn/: An act or process of melting.
melted adjective, verb /ˈmɛltɪd/: Being in a liquid state as a result of melting.
meltedness noun: The quality of being melted.
melteigite noun: A kind of igneous rock containing nepheline and pyroxene, part of the ijolite series.
meltem noun: Alternative form of meltemi.
meltemi noun: A strong, dry, northerly, seasonal wind in the Aegean sea; etesian wind.
melter noun: A person or thing that melts.
Meltham proper noun /ˈmɛlθəm/: A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1010).
meltiness noun: The quality of being melty.
melting adjective, noun, verb /ˈmɛltɪŋ/: Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying.
melting moment noun: A kind of light biscuit or cookie, sometimes in two pieces sandwiched together with icing.
melting out noun: A common disease of turfgrass, caused by a fungal pathogen of species Drechslera poae.
melting point noun: The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium; it is relatively insensitive to changes in pressure.
melting pot noun: A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals, etc.
meltingly adverb: So as to melt, or seem to melt.
meltingness noun: The property of melting or seeming to melt.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under M: 47,683 words, in 159 parts.