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/ˈmɛlɒn/ · noun
(rare, chemistry) The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link..
Mellon (C₁₈N₁₃; Liebig).— This anomalous compound was originally supposed by Liebig to contain C₆N₄, but he has recently repeated and varied his experiments upon it, and has altered its formula as above.
It sublimes on heating and decomposes into mellon and NH₃.
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Mellon means (rare, chemistry) The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link..
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Mellon (C₁₈N₁₃; Liebig).— This anomalous compound was originally supposed by Liebig to contain C₆N₄, but he has recently repeated and varied his experiments upon it, and has altered its formula as above.
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