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melaninogenesis

melaninogenesis noun: the formation of melanin.

Noun

melaninogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation of melanin.

Origin of melaninogenesis

From melanin + -o- + -genesis.

Questions about melaninogenesis

What does melaninogenesis mean?
Melaninogenesis means the formation of melanin.
What part of speech is melaninogenesis?
Melaninogenesis is a noun.

Words near melaninogenesis in the dictionary

  1. melaniline
  2. melanin
  3. melanin-challenged
  4. melaninization
  5. melaninlike
  6. melaninogenesis
  7. melanins
  8. Melanippe
  9. Melanippus
  10. melanisation
  11. melanisations

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