Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for melanoblast. Search instead for melanoblastoma.

melanoblast

American  
[muh-lan-uh-blast, mel-uh-nuh-] / məˈlæn əˌblæst, ˈmɛl ə nə- /

noun

Biology.
  1. an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte.


Etymology

Origin of melanoblast

First recorded in 1900–05; melano- + -blast

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "melanoblast" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com