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hippomelanin

hippomelanin noun: a black pigment found in tumours of horses.

Noun

hippomelanin (uncountable)

  1. A black pigment found in tumours of horses.

Questions about hippomelanin

What does hippomelanin mean?
Hippomelanin means a black pigment found in tumours of horses.
What part of speech is hippomelanin?
Hippomelanin is a noun.

Words near hippomelanin in the dictionary

  1. hippolytid
  2. hippolytids
  3. hippomancy
  4. hippomanes
  5. hippomania
  6. hippomelanin
  7. Hippomenes
  8. hippometer
  9. hippometers
  10. hippometric
  11. hippometry

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