melanoid
[ mel-uh-noid ]
/ ˈmɛl əˌnɔɪd /
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adjective
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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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