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mel·a·nin

(mĕl′ə-nĭn)

Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.

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melanin

(ˈmɛlənɪn)

(Biology) any of a group of black or dark brown pigments present in the hair, skin, and eyes of man and animals: produced in excess in certain skin diseases and in melanomas

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mel•a•nin

(ˈmɛl ə nɪn)

n.

any of a class of insoluble pigments that are found in all forms of animal life and account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, and feathers.

[1835–45; < Greek melan-, s. of mélās black + -in¹]

mel′a•nin•like`, adj.

mel·a·nin

(mĕl′ə-nĭn)

A dark pigment found in the skin, hair, scales, feathers, and eyes of animals. It provides protection against the sun's rays by absorbing ultraviolet light.

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melanin

A dark pigment occurring in skin and hair.

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Noun

melanin - insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers

feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

animal pigment - pigment occurring in animals

Translations

μελανίνη

melaniini

melanina

melanin

[ˈmelənɪn] N → melanina f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

melanin

[ˈmɛlənɪn] n → mélanine f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mel·a·nin

n. melanina, pigmento oscuro de la piel, el pelo y partes del ojo.

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melanin

n melanina

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Skin colour is determined by the amount of melanin in the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin.