Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to:

Biology

* Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL) *

National Herbarium of Victoria The National Herbarium of Victoria (Index Herbariorum code: MEL) is one of Australia's earliest herbaria and the oldest scientific institution in Victoria. Its 1.5 million specimens of preserved plants, fungi and algae—collectively known a ...

, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL

People

Mel (given name) Mel can be the abbreviated version of the given names Melvyn, Melvin, Melfyn, Melanie, Melika, Melhem, Melina, Melinda, Melody, Melissa, Melita /Melitta, Melchior, Melindro or Melville. It is also a standalone name from the Gaelic ''Maol'', meani ...

, the abbreviated version of several given names (including a list of people with the name) *

Mel (surname) Mel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Mele Mel (born Melvin Glover in 1961), hip-hop musician and songwriter *Pepe Mel (born 1963), Spanish retired footballer and current manager of Real Betis *Ashantha de Mel (born 1959), Sri ...

Manuel Zelaya José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (born 20 September 1952)Encyclopædia BritannicaManuel Zelaya/ref> is a Honduran politician who was President of Honduras from 27 January 2006 until 28 June 2009, and who since January 2022 serves as the first Fir ...

, former president of Honduras, nicknamed "Mel"

Places

Mel, Veneto Mel was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto, located about north of Venice and about southwest of Belluno and about northeast of Feltre. Overview The territory of Mel is home to the medie ...

, an ex-comune in Italy *

Mel Moraine Mel Moraine () is a moraine at the north end of the Gagarin Mountains, in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956� ...

, a moraine in Antarctica *

Melbourne Airport Melbourne Airport , colloquially known as Tullamarine Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Melbourne, and the second busiest airport in Australia. It opened in 1970 to replace the nearby Essendon Airport. Melbourne Airport is ...

(IATA airport code) *

Mels Mels is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Sarganserland in the Seeztal, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. History Mels is first mentioned in 765 as ''Maile'' though this comes from a later copy of the original document. In ...

, a municipality in Switzerland *

Métropole Européenne de Lille The Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL; en, "European Metropolis of Lille") is the '' métropole'', an intercommunal structure, composed by a network of big cities (Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Armentières etc.) whose majo ...

(MEL), the intercommunality of Lille in France

Technology and engineering

Maya Embedded Language The Maya Embedded Language (MEL) is a scripting programming language, scripting language used to simplify tasks in Autodesk, Autodesk's 3D Graphics Software Maya (software), ''Maya''. Most tasks that can be achieved through Maya's GUI can be achie ...

, a scripting language used in the 3D graphics program Maya * Michigan eLibrary, an online service of the Library of Michigan * Ford MEL engine, a "Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln" engine series * Minimum equipment list, a categorized list of instruments and equipment on an aircraft *

Miscellaneous electric load Miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) in buildings are electric loads resulting from a multitude of devices (electronic and other) excluding main systems for space heating, cooling, water heating, or lighting.Roth, K., McKenney, K., Brodrick, J. "Smal ...

, the electricity use of appliances, electronics and other small electric devices in buildings

Arts and entertainment

* ''Mel'' (film), a 1998 film with Ernest Borgnine * ''Mel'' (album), a 1979 album by Maria Bethânia * Portal Stories: Mel, a mod of the video game Portal 2

Other uses

* Mel languages, spoken in western Africa * Mel scale, a scale for measuring auditory pitches as perceived by the human ear * Midland Expressway Ltd, operator of the UK M6 Toll road * Musical Electronics Library, a lending library of homemade electronic musical devices in New Zealand * Mullard Equipment Limited, a former British electronics company * Minimum Equipment List, a regulation for airplanes - see Master minimum equipment list * ''Mel'', an online magazine published by Dollar Shave Club *

Honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...