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premelanocyte

premelanocyte noun: the precursor of a melanocyte.

Noun

premelanocyte (plural premelanocytes)

  1. The precursor of a melanocyte.

Forms of premelanocyte

pluralpremelanocytes

Origin of premelanocyte

From pre- + melanocyte.

Questions about premelanocyte

What does premelanocyte mean?
Premelanocyte means the precursor of a melanocyte.
What part of speech is premelanocyte?
Premelanocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of premelanocyte?
The plural of premelanocyte is premelanocytes.

Words near premelanocyte in the dictionary

  1. premeeting
  2. premegalithic
  3. premeiosis
  4. premeiotic
  5. premeiotically
  6. premelanocyte
  7. premelanocytes
  8. premelanosomal
  9. premelanosome
  10. premelanosomes
  11. premelt

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