MELAN-

Meaning of MELAN- in English

[melan-] or melano- comb form [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL, fr. Gk, fr. melan-, melas; perh. akin to Lith melynas blue, Skt malina dirty] 1: black: dark "melanic" "melanin"

2: melanin "melanophore"

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MELAN- — or melano- combining form Etymology: Greek, from ~, melas; perhaps akin to Lithuanian mėlynas blue, Sanskrit malina dirty black ; …
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MELAN- — combining form or melano- also melam- Etymology: melan- from Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin, from Greek, from …
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MELAN- — var. of melano- before a vowel: melanism.
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MELAN- — or melano- Etymology: Greek, from melan-, melas; perhaps akin to Lithuanian mėlynas blue, Sanskrit malina dirty 1. : black : …
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MELAN- — Prefix meaning dark or black.
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MELAN — Variant: or melano- Function: combining form Etymology: Greek, from melan-, melas; perhaps akin to Lithuanian m ė lynas blue, Sanskrit …
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LLANFIHANGEL-NANT-MELAN — County: Powys Post Code: LD8
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MELANO- — combining form see: melan-
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MELANITE — noun Etymology: German Melanit, from melan- Date: circa 1807 a black andradite garnet, melanitic adjective
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CALOMEL — noun see: melan- Date: 1676 a white tasteless compound Hg 2 Cl 2 used especially as a component of laboratory …
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MELAM- — combining form see melan-
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MELANOID — I. ˈmeləˌnȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary melan- + -oid 1. : characterized or darkened by melanins a melanoid lesion …
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MELANO- — I. — see melan- II. combining form Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: melan ian + -o- : Melanian and Melano- Papuan
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MELANIC — I. mə̇ˈlanik adjective Etymology: melan- + -ic 1. a. : melanotic b. : melanistic 2. : melanian II. noun or …
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MELANCHOLY — I. ˈmelənˌkälē, -äli, chiefly Brit -_kəli or -eləŋk- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English malencolie, from Middle French melancolie, …
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MELANOSOME — ˈmelənōˌsōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: melan- + -some (III) : a melanin-producing granule in a melanocyte
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STILPNOMELANE — ˌstilpnōˈmeˌlān noun ( -s ) Etymology: German stilpnomelan, from Greek stilpnos glistening + melan-, melas black — more at : …
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SIDEROMELANE — ˌsidərəˈmeˌlān noun ( -s ) Etymology: German sideromelan, from sider- + -melan -melane : obsidian
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-OMA — ˈōmə noun suffix ( plural -omas -məz ; or -oma·ta -məd.ə, -ətə) Etymology: Latin -omat-, -oma, from Greek -ōmat-, -ōma …
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MELANURIA — ˌmeləˈn(y)u̇rēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from melan- + -uria : the presence of melanins in the urine …
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MELANTERITE — mə̇ˈlantəˌrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German melanterit, from French mélantérie melanterite (from New Latin melanteria, from Greek melantēria pigment …
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MELANOVANADITE — |melə(ˌ)nō+ noun ( -s ) Etymology: melan- + vanadite : a mineral Ca 2 V 10 O 25 that is …
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MELANOUS — ˈmelənəs adjective Etymology: melan- + -ous : having black hair and dark brown or blackish skin — used chiefly of …
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MELANOTRICHOUS — |melə|nä.trəkəs adjective Etymology: melan- + -trichous : melanocomous
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MELANOTIC — |melə|näd.ik adjective Etymology: melan- + -otic : having or characterized by black pigmentation a melanotic tumor a melanotic race
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MELANOTEKITE — -nōˈtēˌkīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Swedish melanotekit, from melan- + Greek tēkein to melt + Swedish -it -ite; from …
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MELANOSTIBIAN — ˌmelənōˈstibēən noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, from melan- + stibium + -an : a black mineral approximately (Mn,Fe) 6 …
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MELANOSPERMOUS — |melənō|spərməs adjective Etymology: melan- + -spermous of an alga : having dark olivaceous spores
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MELANOSIS — ˌmeləˈnōsə̇s noun ( plural melano·ses -ōˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from melan- + -osis : a condition characterized by abnormal deposition …
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MELANOSARCOMA — |melə(ˌ)nō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from melan- + sarcoma : a sarcoma that is believed to be derived from melanoblasts
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MELANIAN — -ēən, -yən adjective Etymology: French mélanien, from mélan- melan- + -ien -ian 1. : of dark or black pigmentation 2. …
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MELANCHOLY — — melancholily , adv. — melancholiness , n. /mel"euhn kol'ee/ , n. , pl. melancholies , adj. n. 1. a …
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