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melanization

melanization noun: conversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism).

Noun

melanization (plural melanizations)

  1. Conversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism)
    • the melanization of larvae

Forms of melanization

pluralmelanizations
alternative formmelanisation

Origin of melanization

From melanize + -ation.

Words formed from melanization

Questions about melanization

What does melanization mean?
Melanization means conversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism).
What part of speech is melanization?
Melanization is a noun.
What is the plural of melanization?
The plural of melanization is melanizations.

Words near melanization in the dictionary

  1. melanistic
  2. melanists
  3. melanite
  4. melanites
  5. melanitic
  6. melanization
  7. melanizations
  8. melanize
  9. melanized
  10. melanizes
  11. melanizing

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