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melanin
[mel-uh-nin]
noun
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
melanin
/ ˈɛəɪ /
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
melanin
Any of various pigments that are responsible for the dark color of the skin, hair, scales, feathers, and eyes of animals and are also found in plants, fungi, and bacteria. Melanins are polymers, often bound to proteins, and in the animal kingdom are built from compounds produced by the oxidation of the amino acid tyrosine.
melanin
A dark brown coloring found in the body, especially in the skin and hair. Produced by special skin cells that are sensitive to sunlight, melanin protects the body by absorbing ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
Other 51Թ Forms
- melaninlike adjective
Example Sentences
"They have the perfect, dark skin. They have the melanin. They have the height."
Despite the often well-understood ecological drivers that favour the presence or absence of melanin in the wings of these lepidopterans, the genetic and developmental basis of changes in colouration has remained unclear.
They began testing to see if it could benefit melanocytes, the skin cells that produce melanin, the dark pigment in question.
This gene causes the insect to produce the brownish pigment melanin.
I wanted to be the melanin expert, and I do consider myself that.
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