mellitum

American  

[muh-lahy-tuhm] / məˈlaɪ təm /

noun

Pharmacology.

mellita plural

1. mellite.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• mellita
  plural

Etymology

Origin of mellitum

From the New Latin word mellītum

Example Sentences

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From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2010

Bede does not mention this kingdom in his narrative until 604, the year of the consecration of Mellitus to the see of London.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

Thus in 604, Mellitus was consecrated bishop and sent to preach to the East Saxons.

From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William

In the earliest part of the list there are entered the names of Laurentius, Mellitus, and Justus, the second, third, and fourth archbishops of Canterbury, and then, with only one name between, comes Dagan.

From The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894 by Browne, G. F. (George Forrest)

There is the curious—almost pathetic—letter of Laurentius and Mellitus, the one Augustine’s immediate successor, the other our first bishop of English London, addressed to the bishops and abbats of all Scotia.

From The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894 by Browne, G. F. (George Forrest)