"melanin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛlənɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-melanin.wav Forms: melanins [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of μέλας (mélas, “black”) + -in. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*melh₂-}}, {{der|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{suffix|en||in}} + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} melanin (countable and uncountable, plural melanins)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers. Wikipedia link: melanin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Related terms: melanism Translations (dark pigment): melanina [feminine] (Catalan), 黑色素 (hēisèsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 黑素 (hēisù) (Chinese Mandarin), melanin [masculine] (Czech), melanine [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), melanino (Esperanto), melaniini (Finnish), mélanine [feminine] (French), Melanin [neuter] (German), μελανίνη (melaníni) [feminine] (Greek), melanino (Ido), melanina [feminine] (Italian), メラニン (meranin) (Japanese), 멜라닌 (mellanin) (Korean), melanin (Malay), manauri (Maori), melanina [feminine] (Polish), melanina [feminine] (Portuguese), melanină [feminine] (Romanian), мелани́н (melanín) [masculine] (Russian), melanina [feminine] (Spanish), melanin [neuter] (Swedish)

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