Canadian French Meaning of melanin

mélanine

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Definitions and Meaning of melanin in English

Wordnet

melanin (n)

insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers

Webster

melanin (n.)

A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.

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mélanine

insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathersA black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly i

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melaniline => Mélaniline, melanie klein => Melanie Klein, melanic => mélanique, melanian => Mélanésiens, melange => mélange,