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Melanin

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Noun

1. melanin

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Melanin

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noun
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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Melanin

see synonyms of melanin
noun
a brownish-black pigment found in skin, hair, and other animal or plant tissues

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Melanin

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

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