melanin
Meaning of melanin
noun
a dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye in people and animals. It is responsible for tanning of skin exposed to sunlight.
mid 19th century: from Greek melas, melan- ‘black’ + -in1.
Information about melanin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of melanin is: melanins.
- Languages in which melanin is used:
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Hyphenation of melanin
melanin
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- melanin is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Translation of melanin
- Spanish: melanina
Anagrams of melanin
Words that rhyme with melanin
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