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 ]
‖n.; pl.Paraselenæ [ NL., from Gr. para` beside + selh`nh the moon: cf. F. parasélène. ] (Meteor.) A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf. Parhelion. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. th^le far + energy. ] Display of force or energy at a distance, or without contact; now more commonly called telekinesis; -- applied to mediumistic phenomena. -- Tel`en*er"gic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
[げんげつ, gengetsu](n) (See 幻日) paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)[Add to Longdo]