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melano-

melano- prefix: black (color, of anything).

Prefix

melano-

  1. Black (color, of anything).
  2. Dark (color, of anything).
  3. Melanin or relationship thereto.

Origin of melano-

From the combining form of Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “dark, black”).

Questions about melano-

What does melano- mean?
Melano- means black (color, of anything).
What part of speech is melano-?
Melano- is a prefix.

Words near melano- in the dictionary

  1. melanized
  2. melanizes
  3. melanizing
  4. melannein
  5. Melano
  6. melano-
  7. melanoacanthoma
  8. melanoacanthomas
  9. melanoblast
  10. melanoblastic
  11. melanoblasts

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