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melanoscope

melanoscope noun: a device made from colored glass, designed so that only medium red tints of light can pass through.

Noun

melanoscope (plural melanoscopes)

  1. (historical) A device made from colored glass, designed so that only medium red tints of light can pass through.

Forms of melanoscope

pluralmelanoscopes

Origin of melanoscope

melano- + -scope

Questions about melanoscope

What does melanoscope mean?
Melanoscope means a device made from colored glass, designed so that only medium red tints of light can pass through.
What part of speech is melanoscope?
Melanoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of melanoscope?
The plural of melanoscope is melanoscopes.

Words near melanoscope in the dictionary

  1. melanorosaurid
  2. melanorosaurids
  3. melanosarcoma
  4. melanosarcomas
  5. melanosarcomata
  6. melanoscope
  7. melanoscopes
  8. melanose
  9. melanosed
  10. melanoses
  11. melanosis

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