Mycomelic

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

  Mycomelic \My`co*mel"ic\, a. [Gr. (spurious) my^kos mucus (L.
     mucus) + me`li honey.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid of
     the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder. Its
     solutions have a gelatinous consistency.
     [1913 Webster]