MELANIN

Meaning of MELANIN in English

[ 'mɛlənɪn ]

■ noun a dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye, responsible for tanning of skin exposed to sunlight.

Origin

C19: from Gk melas , melan- 'black' + -in 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MELANIN — noun Date: 1843 any of various black, dark brown, reddish-brown, or yellow pigments of animal or plant structures (as skin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MELANIN — Any of several organic compounds, dark biological In humans, melanins help protect the skin against the damaging effects of {{link=ultraviolet …
Английский словарь Британика
MELANIN — ˈmelənə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary melan- + -in 1. : any of various dark brown or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELANIN — (n.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in …
Английский словарь Webster
MELANIN — ( n. ) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MELANIN — — melaninlike , adj. /mel"euh nin/ , n. any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MELANIN — n. dark pigment in the biochemical make-up of humans and animals which determines the darkness of skin and hair
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MELANIN — noun Date: 1843 : any of various black, dark brown, reddish-brown, or yellow pigments of animal or plant structures (as …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MELANIN — noun a black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in …
Webster English vocab
MELANIN — [mel.a.nin] n (1843): a dark brown or black animal or plant pigment
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MELANIN — a dark biological pigment (biochrome) found in skin, hair, feathers, scales, eyes, and some internal membranes; it is also found …
Britannica English vocabulary
MELANIN — melanin BrE AmE ˈmel ən ɪn § \ -ən
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MELANIN — / ˈmelənɪn; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( technical ) a dark substance in the skin and hair that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MELANIN — mel ‧ a ‧ nin /ˈmelənən, ˈmelənɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: melas …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MELANIN — n. a dark-brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye, that is responsible for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MELANIN — n. a dark-brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye, that is responsible for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MELANIN — n. a dark-brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye, that is responsible for …
Oxford English vocab
MELANIN — Melanin is a dark substance in the skin, eyes, and hair of people and animals, which gives them colour and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MELANIN — Melanin is a dark substance in the skin, eyes, and hair of people and animals, which gives them colour and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MELANIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As a result, a shortage of melanin gives a cat a white coat and blue …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MELANIN — n. Any of several organic compounds, dark biological pigments that give coloration (shades of yellow to brown) to skin, hair, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MELANIN — lineman
Anagrams English vocabulary
MELANIN — A skin pigment (substance that gives the skin its color). Dark-skinned people have more melanin than light-skinned people.
English Dictionary of Medicine
MELANIN — The substance that gives color to skin and eyes.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
MELANIN — сущ.; биол. меланин меланин (темный пигмент)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MELANIN — Меланины
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MELANIN — n биол. меланин ( тёмный пигмент )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MELANIN — сущ.; биол.меланин
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MELANIN — (n) меланин
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MELANIN — n биол. меланин ( тёмный пигмент )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MELANIN — n. Pronunciation: ' me-l ə -n ə n Function: noun Date: 1843 : any of various black, dark brown, reddish-brown, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MELANIN — n биол. меланин ( тёмный пигмент )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MELANIN — n. меланин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MELANIN — n. меланин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MELANIN — сущ. ; биол. меланин
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MELANIN — сущ.; биол. меланин
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MELANIN — _n. _биол. меланин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MELANIN — n. биол. меланин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MELANIN — меланин
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
MELANIN — [n.] [биол.] меланин (тёмный пигмент)
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
MELANIN — n биол. меланин (тёмный пигмент)
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
MELANIN — сущ.; биол. меланин меланин (темный пигмент)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MELANIN — меланин
Англо-Русский словарь

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