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melanoid

[ mel-uh-noid ]
/ ˈmɛl əˌnɔɪd /
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adjective
of or characterized by melanosis.
resembling melanin; darkish.
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Origin of melanoid

First recorded in 1850–55; melan- + -oid

Words nearby melanoid

melanodermatitis, melanodermic, melanogen, melanogenesis, melanoglossia, melanoid, melanoleukoderma, melanoleukoderma colli, melanoma, melanomatosis, melanonychia
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Words related to melanoid

sunless, unlit, pitch-dark, starless, stygian, brunet, charcoal, coal, ebony, jet, jetty, obsidian, pitch, raven, sable, slate, sloe, clouded, dusky, murky

British Dictionary definitions for melanoid

melanoid
/ (ˈmɛləˌnɔɪd) /
adjective
resembling melanin; dark coloured
characterized by or resembling melanosis
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Medical definitions for melanoid

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