Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The making or production of honey; honey-making.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The making or production of honey.
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- noun The
production ofhoney .
Etymologies
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Latin mellificare to make honey: compare French mellification. See mellific.
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Examples
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Take mellification, for example: "It preserves tissue very well, and in fact has some particular uses and benefits for burn victims," Leon tells NPR's Liane Hansen.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Before the Macedonian conqueror passed away, he left detailed funeral instructions, including - among other things - that he be embalmed in honey through a process known as "mellification."
NPR Topics: News 2010
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