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melanization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Conversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism)

Word forms

melanization melanizations melanisation

Etymology

From melanize + -ation.

Related words

demelanization remelanization

Derived words

antimelanization eumelanization hypermelanization hypomelanization

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