About The Word Melanin
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Melanin
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What's The Definition Of Melanin?
[n] insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Melanin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Melanin: See Also | animal pigment | cutis | feather | plumage | plume | skin | tegument Melanin In Webster's Dictionary \Mel"a*nin\, n. [Gr. me`las, -anos, black.] (Physiol.)
A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the
skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the
epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then
called {fuscin}), in the outer layer of the choroid, and
elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the
decomposition of hemoglobin.
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