noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a result, a shortage of melanin gives a cat a white coat and blue eyes-and destroys its hearing.
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The darker you are, the more melanin your skin will produce.
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The disease, however, may be triggered in moles containing unusually high concentrations of melanin .
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This reaction produces a dark pigment known as melanin , which is responsible for the discolouration.
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This worship of muscle and melanin to the exclusion of other qualities has become part of black sensibilities, too.
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When melanin stops being fed into hair follicles altogether, any new hair grows in white.
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Young skin is less able naturally to protect itself as it contains less melanin and therefore has less tanning ability.