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melanochroic

melanochroic adjective: having a dark complexion; dark-skinned.

Adjective

melanochroic (comparative more melanochroic, superlative most melanochroic)

  1. (obsolete) Having a dark complexion; dark-skinned

Forms of melanochroic

comparativemore melanochroic
superlativemost melanochroic

Origin of melanochroic

From melano- + -chroic from Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “complexion”).

Questions about melanochroic

What does melanochroic mean?
Melanochroic means having a dark complexion; dark-skinned.
What part of speech is melanochroic?
Melanochroic is an adjective.

Words near melanochroic in the dictionary

  1. melanocarcinomatous
  2. melanocetid
  3. melanocetids
  4. melanochalcite
  5. Melanochroi
  6. melanochroic
  7. melanochroite
  8. melanochroites
  9. melanochrome
  10. melanochroous
  11. melanocomous

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