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melanoid

[mel-uh-noid]
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adjective
  1. of or characterized by melanosis.
  2. resembling melanin; darkish.

Origin of melanoid

First recorded in 1850–55; melan- + -oid
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Related Words for melanoid

jet, slate, onyx, coal, sable, pitch, brunet, ebony, clouded, charcoal, sloe, obsidian, raven, jetty, dingy, dusky, livid, murky, shadowy, somber
British Dictionary definitions for melanoid

melanoid

adjective
  1. resembling melanin; dark coloured
  2. characterized by or resembling melanosis
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melanoid in Medicine

melanoid

[mĕl′ə-noid′]
adj.
  1. Of or related to melanin; black-pigmented.
  2. Of or affected with melanosis.
n.
  1. A dark pigment that resembles melanin, formed from the glucosamines in chitin.
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