"melanina" meaning in Italiano

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Noun

IPA: /melaˈnina/ Forms: melanine [plural]
  1. pigmento bruno-nerastro granuloso situato nell'epidermide, nella retina, nei capelli e nei peli
    Sense id: it-melanina-it-noun-U5jz03iX Topics: biochemistry, biology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations ((biologia)): melanin (inglese)
Categories (other): Sostantivi in italiano
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