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melanized

melanized is the simple past and past participle of melanize.

Meaning of melanize

Verb

melanize (third-person singular simple present melanizes, present participle melanizing, simple past and past participle melanized)

  1. (transitive) To convert into melanin, or to deposit melanin in.
    • At the extreme, the mosquito does not permit survival and transmission of the parasite: in genetically selected refractory mosquito strains, the parasites may be lysed as they traverse the midgut, or may be encapsulated and melanized at the early oocyst stage.1999 May 21, Jules A. Hoffmann et al., “Phylogenetic Perspectives in Innate Immunity”, in Science, volume 284, number 5418, →DOI, pages 1313–1318

Adjective

melanized (not comparable)

  1. Treated with melanin

Words formed from melanized

Questions about melanized

What does melanized mean?
Melanized means treated with melanin.
What is melanized the simple past and past participle of?
Melanized is the simple past and past participle of melanize.
What part of speech is melanized?
Melanized is an adjective.

Words near melanized in the dictionary

  1. melanites
  2. melanitic
  3. melanization
  4. melanizations
  5. melanize
  6. melanized
  7. melanizes
  8. melanizing
  9. melannein
  10. Melano
  11. melano-

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