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melanocompetent

melanocompetent adjective: having sufficient melanin to protect against damage by sunlight.

Adjective

melanocompetent (not comparable)

  1. Having sufficient melanin to protect against damage by sunlight

Origin of melanocompetent

From melano- + competent.

Questions about melanocompetent

What does melanocompetent mean?
Melanocompetent means having sufficient melanin to protect against damage by sunlight.
What part of speech is melanocompetent?
Melanocompetent is an adjective.

Words near melanocompetent in the dictionary

  1. melanochroite
  2. melanochroites
  3. melanochrome
  4. melanochroous
  5. melanocomous
  6. melanocompetent
  7. melanocompromised
  8. melanocortic
  9. melanocortin
  10. melanocortinergic
  11. melanocortins

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