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melanotropic

melanotropic adjective: that promotes the formation of melanin.

Adjective

melanotropic (not comparable)

  1. That promotes the formation of melanin

Origin of melanotropic

From melano- + -tropic.

Questions about melanotropic

What does melanotropic mean?
Melanotropic means that promotes the formation of melanin.
What part of speech is melanotropic?
Melanotropic is an adjective.

Words near melanotropic in the dictionary

  1. melanotransferrin
  2. melanotrope
  3. melanotropes
  4. melanotroph
  5. melanotrophs
  6. melanotropic
  7. melanotropin
  8. melanotropins
  9. melanotubule
  10. melanotubules
  11. melanotype

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