English Explanatory Dictionary

melanofilament

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coil of melanin that develops into a melanotubule and finally a melanosome

Word forms

melanofilament melanofilaments

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélās Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās)der. English melano- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin fīlō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor. English filament English melanofilament From melano- + filament.

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