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eumelanization

eumelanization noun: the formation of the amount of melanin in the skin that is appropriate for the environment.

Noun

eumelanization (uncountable)

  1. The formation of the amount of melanin in the skin that is appropriate for the environment

Origin of eumelanization

From eu- + melanization.

Questions about eumelanization

What does eumelanization mean?
Eumelanization means the formation of the amount of melanin in the skin that is appropriate for the environment.
What part of speech is eumelanization?
Eumelanization is a noun.

Words near eumelanization in the dictionary

  1. eumelanin
  2. eumelaninogenesis
  3. eumelanins
  4. eumelanism
  5. eumelanistic
  6. eumelanization
  7. eumelanize
  8. eumelanized
  9. eumelanogenesis
  10. eumelanosome
  11. eumelanosomes

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