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melanizing

melanizing is the present participle and gerund 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

melanizing (not comparable)

  1. That causes melanization

Questions about melanizing

What does melanizing mean?
Melanizing means that causes melanization.
What is melanizing the present participle and gerund of?
Melanizing is the present participle and gerund of melanize.
What part of speech is melanizing?
Melanizing is an adjective.

Words near melanizing in the dictionary

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

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