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Definition of Mellon

1. Noun. United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937).

Definition of Mellon

1. Noun. (rare chemistry) A poorly characterized cyclic cyanide; [(CN)₂NH]₃, C₆N₄ or similar. ¹

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Literary usage of Mellon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"THE DIRECTOR OF THE mellon INSTITUTE ANNOUNCEMENT has been made by the board of trustees of the University of Pittsburgh of the appointment of Edward Ray ..."

2. Universities and Scientific Life in the United States by Maurice Jules Gaston Corneille Caullery, James Haughton Woods, Emmet Russell (1922)
"The mellon Institute at Pittsburgh. 2. Wistar Institute at Philadelphia. 3. The biological stations: Wood's Hole, Bermuda, San Diego (Scripps Institution ..."

3. First principles of chemistry for the use of colleges and schools by Benjamin Silliman (1861)
"When this salt or mellon is boiled with a solution of hydrate of potash, ammonia is evolved and a salt ... The mellon series is an instance of such a ..."

4. E-learning in Tertiary Education: Where Do We Stand? by OECD Staff, SourceOECD (Online service), SourceOECD (2005)
"Carnegie mellon West and the Story-Centred Curriculum Carnegie mellon West, founded in 2001, is the new branch campus of Carnegie mellon University, ..."

5. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1867)
"mellon is not known in an isolated form in a state of purity, ... mellon appears to be a tribasic radicle, which forms with hydrogen an acid termed ..."

6. History of Pittsburgh and Environs, from Prehistoric Days to the Beginning by George Thornton Fleming (1922)
"The elder mellon finally settled on a farm near Murraysville, in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Here young Thomas passed his summers, assisting his ..."

7. Bulletin of the National Research Council by National Research Council (U.S.) (1921)
"VALUE: AW mellon THE VALUE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH BY AW mellon PRESIDENT OF THE mellon NATIONAL BANK OF PITTSBURGH The recognition of the national ..."

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