mellate Chem.
(ˈmɛleɪt)
Earlier -at.
[a. F. mellat (Klaproth), f. mell(itique): see mellitic and -ate.]
A salt of mellic or mellitic acid; = mellitate.
| 1794 G. Adams Nat & Exp. Philos. I. App. 547 Mellats—neutralized by potass, crystallize in long prisms. 1802 T. Thomson Chem. III. 527 Aluminous salts..Mellite—Honeystone—Mellate of Alumina. |