Definition of Mellitic
1. a. Containing saccharine matter; marked by saccharine secretions; as, mellitic diabetes.
Definition of Mellitic
1. pertaining to mellite [adj] - See also: mellite
Medical Definition of Mellitic
1.
Containing saccharine matter; marked by saccharine secretions; as, mellitic diabetes.
Pertaining to, or derived from, the mineral mellite.
Mellitic acid, a white, crystalline, organic substance, C6(CO2H)6, occurring naturally in combination with aluminium in the mineral mellite, and produced artificially by the oxidation of coal, graphite, etc, and hence
Synonym: graphitic acid.
Origin: Cf. F. Mellitique. See Mellite.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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