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hypomelanistic

hypomelanistic adjective: having less than the normal amount of melanin pigment in the skin.

Adjective

hypomelanistic (not comparable)

  1. Having less than the normal amount of melanin pigment in the skin.

Origin of hypomelanistic

From hypo- + melanistic.

Questions about hypomelanistic

What does hypomelanistic mean?
Hypomelanistic means having less than the normal amount of melanin pigment in the skin.
What part of speech is hypomelanistic?
Hypomelanistic is an adjective.

Words near hypomelanistic in the dictionary

  1. hypomasculinized
  2. hypomaturation
  3. hypomature
  4. hypomaturity
  5. hypomelanism
  6. hypomelanistic
  7. hypomelanization
  8. hypomelanized
  9. hypomelanoses
  10. hypomelanosis
  11. hypomelanotic

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