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melagra (medicine)


melagra
Rheumatic or myalgic pains in the arms or legs.

Origin: G. Melos, limb, + agra, seizure


mevalonic (iou)



mevalonic adjective. M20.
[from ME(THYL + VAL(ERIC adjective + LACT)ON(E + -IC.]
Biochemistry. mevalonic acid, a crystalline compound, C6H12O4, which is a growth factor for some lactobacilli and a precursor of cholesterol in animals and carotenoids in plants; 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid.
mevalonate noun a salt or ester of mevalonic acid; loosely the acid itself or its anion: M20.