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melanated

melanated adjective: containing melanin.

Adjective

melanated (not comparable)

  1. Containing melanin.
    • He suggested that upon penetration, or shortly afterwards, a parasite may supply the necessary missing substance for the completion of this reaction with the result that the characteristic melanated cysts appear.1954 January, John A. Chapman, George W. Hunter III, “Studies on Host-Parasite Reactions. VII. The Pigment Cells Surrounding the Metacercarial Cysts of Cryptocotyle lingua in the Cunner...
    • In the only black-spot Neascus which has been studied experimentally, the metacercaria is fully developed by the time the cyst becomes melanated.1955 January, Glenn L. Hoffman, “Neascus nolfi n. sp. (Trematoda: Strigeida) from Cyprinid Minnows with Notes on the Artificial Digest Recovery of Helminths”, in The American Midland Naturalist...
  2. (broadly) Belonging or relating to black people.
    • The elementary school i went to was in a small typically german suburb with me being one of the five girls of color in the entire school (next to my younger ((way lighter)) sister, two adopted darker melanated sisters from brazil and my best friend who grew to become my sister, a vietnamese girl).2020 May 7, Sunshinegoldenchild, Watering My Crown: A Story About Breaking and Rising Up Stronger Again, One About Self-Reflection and Growth, Tredition, →ISBN
    • Melanated brothers and sisters, no fiction, we’re turning into victims or a Cold Case.2020 June 24, M. Rayne, How I See the World, Xlibris, →ISBN

Examples of melanated in a sentence

  • Melanated and non-melanated tissues were quantitatively assayed for selective absorption of labelled tyrosine and/ or its derivatives.1959 October 1, Walter J. Fimian, Jr.; Geraldine A. Dowd, “Quantitative Determination of C¹⁴-Tyrosine Absorption in Melanated and...
  • The Yucatan mini-pig skin is melanated and, on the flank, is of similar thickness to that on the human arm, which has high probability of accidental exposure.2006 July 1, Clarence P. Cain et al., “Porcine skin visible lesion thresholds for near-infrared lasers including modeling at two pulse...
  • For some reason, in talking about people of color and our skin, I blurted out how we are very “melanated,” pertaining to the amounts of melanin in our skin.2016 August, Stephanie Monique Smith, “Stephanie Smile”, in First-Gen Voices, volume 6, number 1:
  • They say all the right things, post the right hashtags, and are skilled at “amplifying melanated voices” on public platforms when the cultural moment demands it.2021 October 12, Bethaney Wilkinson, “Racism Is the Problem”, in The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change...

Origin of melanated

From melan(in) + -ated.

Questions about melanated

What does melanated mean?
Melanated means containing melanin.
How do you use melanated in a sentence?
Melanated and non-melanated tissues were quantitatively assayed for selective absorption of labelled tyrosine and/ or its derivatives.
What part of speech is melanated?
Melanated is an adjective.

Words near melanated in the dictionary

  1. melanaemic
  2. melanagogue
  3. melanagogues
  4. melanaphore
  5. melanate
  6. melanated
  7. melanates
  8. Melanau
  9. Melanaus
  10. Melanchlaeni
  11. melancholia

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