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melanocompromised

melanocompromised adjective: having insufficient melanin to protect against damage by sunlight.

Adjective

melanocompromised (not comparable)

  1. Having insufficient melanin to protect against damage by sunlight

Origin of melanocompromised

From melano- + compromised.

Questions about melanocompromised

What does melanocompromised mean?
Melanocompromised means having insufficient melanin to protect against damage by sunlight.
What part of speech is melanocompromised?
Melanocompromised is an adjective.

Words near melanocompromised in the dictionary

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

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