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melanosome
[ muh-lan-uh-sohm, mel-uh-nuh- ]
/ məˈlæn əˌsoʊm, ˈmɛl ə nə- /
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noun Cell Biology.
an organelle in melanocytes that synthesizes and stores melanin.
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How to use melanosome in a sentence
The team’s simulations showed plate-shaped melanosomes heating up more than the other two shapes.
Sunbirds’ dazzling feathers are hot, in both senses of the word|Jake Buehler|August 17, 2021|Science NewsThe melanosomes’ size, shape and arrangement may help direct light that isn’t absorbed by an individual melanosome to others in the layer.
Superblack fish can disappear in the deep sea’s darkness|Erin Garcia de Jesus|August 10, 2020|Science News For StudentsThe melanosomes’ size, shape and arrangement may help direct light that isn’t absorbed by an individual melanosome to others in the layer, trapping even more light.
How some superblack fish disappear into the darkness of the deep sea|Erin Garcia de Jesus|July 16, 2020|Science News
Medical definitions for melanosome
melanosome
[ mĕl′ə-nō-sōm′, mə-lăn′ə- ]
n.
Any of the usually oval pigment granules that are produced by melanocytes.
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