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melanoid
[mel´ah-noid]1. resembling melanin.
2. a substance resembling melanin.
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mel·a·noid
(mel'ă-noyd),A dark pigment, resembling melanin, formed from glucosamines in chitin.
Synonym(s): artificial melanin, factitious melanin
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melanoid
(mĕl′ə-noid′)adj.
1. Of or related to melanin; black-pigmented.
2. Of or affected with melanosis.
mel′a·noid′ n.
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melanoid
Dark coloured; greyish.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
mel·a·noid
(mel'ă-noyd)A dark pigment, resembling melanin, formed from glucosamines in chitin.
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