melan-

melan(o)-

 

word element [Gr.], black; melanin.

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melan-

, melano- (mel'ăn, mel'ă-nō),

Black, extreme darkness of hue.

[G. melas]

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melan-

prefix Dark, black; as in melanin

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melan-

 Prefix, dark, black

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melan-

, melano-

Combining forms meaning black, extreme darkness of hue.

[G. melas]

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