English Explanatory Dictionary

melanosome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any organelle that contains melanin.

Word forms

melanosome melanosomes

Etymology

From melano- + -some.

Derived words

eumelanosome macromelanosome melanosomal micromelanosome pheomelanosome premelanosome promelanosome

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