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melanin

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of ????? (mélas, black) +? -in

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?l?n?n/

Noun

melanin (countable and uncountable, plural melanins)

  1. Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “melanin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

  • Lemnian, lineman

Czech

Noun

melanin m

  1. melanin

Further reading

  • melanin in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
  • melanin in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

melanin From the web:

  • what melanin mean
  • what melanin does to your skin
  • what melanin does to your body
  • what's melanin skin
  • what's melanin in eyes
  • what's melanin made out of
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  • what melanin do


melanosome

English

Etymology

melano- +? -some

Noun

melanosome (plural melanosomes)

  1. (biology) Any organelle that contains melanin.

Derived terms

  • eumelanosome
  • melanosomal
  • pheomelanosome

melanosome From the web:

  • what do melanocytes do
  • what produces melanosomes
  • what do melanocytes produce
  • what does melanocytes mean
  • what are melanosomes formed by
  • what is melanosome transport
  • what is melanosome
  • what causes melanosomes
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