mellone Chem.
(ˈmɛləʊn)
Also mel(l)on.
[Named by Liebig in 1834; f. mel- (as in melam) + -one.]
A compound of carbon and nitrogen obtained as a yellow powder by the action of heat on certain cyanogen-compounds.
| 1835 R. D. Thomson's Rec. Gen. Sci. I. 185 Liebig terms this citron-coloured powder mellon. 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 2 The richest body in azote known is melon, which is composed of C6 Az4. Ibid. 768 Mellon. |