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allomelanin

allomelanin noun: an oxidised form of the pigment melanin present in some plants such as black oat.

Noun

allomelanin (plural allomelanins)

  1. An oxidised form of the pigment melanin present in some plants such as black oat

Forms of allomelanin

pluralallomelanins

Origin of allomelanin

From allo- + melanin.

Questions about allomelanin

What does allomelanin mean?
Allomelanin means an oxidised form of the pigment melanin present in some plants such as black oat.
What part of speech is allomelanin?
Allomelanin is a noun.
What is the plural of allomelanin?
The plural of allomelanin is allomelanins.

Words near allomelanin in the dictionary

  1. allomadagascoside
  2. allomark
  3. allomarking
  4. allomarks
  5. allomaternal
  6. allomelanin
  7. allomelanins
  8. allomember
  9. allomembers
  10. allomer
  11. allomeric

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