melene

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melene - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Melene \Mel"ene\, n. [Melissic + ethylene.] (Chem.)
     An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C30H60, of the ethylene series,
     obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; --
     called also melissene, and melissylene.
     [1913 Webster]