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eumelanin

eumelanin noun: a dark brown pigment related to melanin.

Noun

eumelanin (countable and uncountable, plural eumelanins)

  1. A dark brown pigment related to melanin

Forms of eumelanin

pluraleumelanins

Origin of eumelanin

From eu- + melanin.

Words formed from eumelanin

Questions about eumelanin

What does eumelanin mean?
Eumelanin means a dark brown pigment related to melanin.
What part of speech is eumelanin?
Eumelanin is a noun.
What is the plural of eumelanin?
The plural of eumelanin is eumelanins.

Words near eumelanin in the dictionary

  1. eumastacid
  2. eumastacids
  3. eumedusoid
  4. eumedusoids
  5. eumelanic
  6. eumelanin
  7. eumelaninogenesis
  8. eumelanins
  9. eumelanism
  10. eumelanistic
  11. eumelanization

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