mel, gen. mel'lis

[L.] (U.S., Br.) i. Honey, a saccharine substance prepared by the honey-bee. Apis mellific a; employed as an exclplent, especially for application to the buccal mucous membrane and in cough remedies. 2. pharmacopelal preparation with honey as the excipient. m, bora'cis (Br.), honey of borax, borax i, glycerin i, honey 8; employed locally in the treatment of. aphthae and other affections of the oral mucous membrane, m. depura'tum (U. S., Br.), clarified honey, honey melted In a water-bath (mixed with paper-pulp, U.S.) and strained (with per cent, glycerin added, U.S.), used in the preparation of the official and extemporaneous honeys, m. ro's ae (U.S.), honey of rose, fiuldextract of rose 120, honey to make 1000; employed as an excipient In extemporaneous mixtures, m. ro's ae et so'dii bora'tis (N.F.), honey of rose and borax; borax 10. glycerin 5, honey of rose 85. m. so'dii bora'tis (N.F.), mel boracis, honey and borax, honey of sodium borate; borax 10, glycerin 5, honey 85.