Melissic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Melissic \Me*lis"sic\, a. [Gr. me`lissa a bee, honey.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax; specif., denoting an
     acid obtained by oxidation of myricin.
     [1913 Webster]