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zoomelanin

zoomelanin noun: a pigment giving the black color to the feathers of many birds.

Noun

zoomelanin (uncountable)

  1. (physiological chemistry) A pigment giving the black color to the feathers of many birds.

Forms of zoomelanin

alternative formzoömelanin

Origin of zoomelanin

From zoo- + melanin.

Questions about zoomelanin

What does zoomelanin mean?
Zoomelanin means a pigment giving the black color to the feathers of many birds.
What part of speech is zoomelanin?
Zoomelanin is a noun.

Words near zoomelanin in the dictionary

  1. zoomed-in
  2. zoomed-out
  3. zoomedical
  4. zoomeiospore
  5. zoomeiospores
  6. zoomelanin
  7. zoomer
  8. zoomer perm
  9. zoomer perms
  10. zoomers
  11. zoometric

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