melancholic, mel ancho like

& s. [Fr. mélan choli que, from mélancholie =melancholy (q. v.); Sp., Port. & Ital. melancolico; Lat. mel an cholic us, from Gr. me lang choli kos.] A. As adjective : 1. Suffering from or affected with melancholy; depre ed in spirits; affected or oppre ed with gloom; dejected, gloomy, hypochondriac. "She thus melancholicke did ride, Chawing the cud of griefe and inward paine." Spenser: F. Q., V. vi. 19. ish, purplish, or crimson flowers, from the islands of the Indian Ocean and Australia. The leaves of Melaleuca cajeput i when distilled, yield a liquid volatile oil. (CAJUPUT.] měl-ăm, s. [Eng mel(lone), and am ( monia ).] Chem.: C6H9N11. Is obtained from the residue left on heating sulphocyanate of ammonia. The residue is extracted with potash lye; the filtered liquid on standing, then yields mel am in the form of a white granular powder. It is resolved into melamine and am me line by prolonged treatment with caustic potash, according to the equation C6H9N11+H2O=C3H6N6+C3H3N3O. Melam Melamine Am me line. me-lăm-bō, 8. [MALAMBO.] měl-ăm-ine, s. [Eng. mel am; suff.-ine.] Chem.: C3H6N6=(C3N3) (NH2)3. Tri cyano tri amide. A crystalline body, obtained by boiling mel am with pota ic hydrate. On cooling, the melamine separates out in rhombic octahedra. It is slightly soluble in cold water, more easily in boiling water, but insoluble in alcohol and ether. *měl-ăm-pôde, subst . [ME LAMP ODIUM.) Black hellebore. "Here growes melampode everywhere And teribinth, good for gotes." Spenser: Shepherd's Calendar; July. by black hair, black or hazel eyes, a dark complexion, leaden and unhealthy in aspect, pulse slow and feeble. It is the weak temperament of the melanous variety of mankind. 3. Unhappy, sad, unfortunate, causing melancholy or grief. B. As substantive: 1. One who is affected with or suffers from melancholy; a hypochondriac. 2. A gloomy state of mind; melancholy. tměl-an-chol-1-ly, adv. [Eng. melancholy; -ly.] In a melancholy, sad, or dejected manner. †měl-an-chol-i-ne , s . [English melancholy ; ne .] The quality or state of being melancholy; a disposition to melancholy. "When a boy, he was playsome enough; but withal he had then a contemplative melancholine ."- Aubrey : Ac count of Hobbes , p. 600. *měl-an-chō-11-ous, *mel-an-co-li-us, adj . [O. Fr. melancholieux.] Mournful, melancholy. "The melancholious , crazy croon." Burns: Epistle to Major Logan †měl-an-chol-Ist, s . [Eng. melanchol (y); -ist.] One who is affected with or disposed to mel an di(um); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -eœ.] Bot.: A sub-tribe of Composites, tribe Senecio nidesæ.