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melanocrocin

melanocrocin noun: a polyene pigment found in the subterranean fungus Melanogaster broomeianus.

Noun

melanocrocin (uncountable)

  1. A polyene pigment found in the subterranean fungus Melanogaster broomeianus.

Questions about melanocrocin

What does melanocrocin mean?
Melanocrocin means a polyene pigment found in the subterranean fungus Melanogaster broomeianus.
What part of speech is melanocrocin?
Melanocrocin is a noun.

Words near melanocrocin in the dictionary

  1. melanocortic
  2. melanocortin
  3. melanocortinergic
  4. melanocortins
  5. melanocratic
  6. melanocrocin
  7. melanocyte
  8. melanocyte-stimulating hormone
  9. melanocyte-stimulating hormones
  10. melanocytes
  11. melanocytic

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