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melanogen

melanogen noun: a chromogen in urine which is converted into melanin.

Noun

melanogen (countable and uncountable, plural melanogens)

  1. A chromogen in urine which is converted into melanin.

Forms of melanogen

pluralmelanogens

Origin of melanogen

From melano- + -gen.

Questions about melanogen

What does melanogen mean?
Melanogen means a chromogen in urine which is converted into melanin.
What part of speech is melanogen?
Melanogen is a noun.
What is the plural of melanogen?
The plural of melanogen is melanogens.

Words near melanogen in the dictionary

  1. melanofibrils
  2. melanofilament
  3. melanofilaments
  4. melanogaster
  5. melanogasters
  6. melanogen
  7. melanogeneses
  8. melanogenesis
  9. melanogenetic
  10. melanogenic
  11. melanogens

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