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albinoism

albinoism noun: congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.

Noun

albinoism (countable and uncountable, plural albinoisms)

  1. congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino
    Synonyms:
    albinism

Synonyms of albinoism

Antonyms

Forms of albinoism

pluralalbinoisms

Origin of albinoism

From albino + -ism.

Questions about albinoism

What does albinoism mean?
Albinoism means congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
What part of speech is albinoism?
Albinoism is a noun.
What is the plural of albinoism?
The plural of albinoism is albinoisms.

Words near albinoism in the dictionary

  1. albinocratic
  2. albinoes
  3. albinoid
  4. albinoidism
  5. albinoids
  6. albinoism
  7. albinoisms
  8. Albinonian
  9. albinos
  10. albinotic
  11. Albinson

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