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prepromelanin

prepromelanin noun: a precursor of melanin.

Noun

prepromelanin (uncountable)

  1. A precursor of melanin.

Origin of prepromelanin

From prepro- + melanin.

Questions about prepromelanin

What does prepromelanin mean?
Prepromelanin means a precursor of melanin.
What part of speech is prepromelanin?
Prepromelanin is a noun.

Words near prepromelanin in the dictionary

  1. preproinsulin
  2. preprojective
  3. preprolactin
  4. preprolactins
  5. preproliferative
  6. prepromelanin
  7. prepromise
  8. prepromotion
  9. preproneuropeptide
  10. preproneuropeptides
  11. prepronociceptin

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