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MELANIN
melanin
(noun) insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
melanin (countable and uncountable, plural melanins)
Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.
Anagrams
• Lemnian, lineman
Source: Wiktionary
Mel"a*nin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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