melanin in Portuguese
melanin in Portuguese is melanina — melanin means the dark pigment that gives colour to skin, hair and the iris of the eye, and that absorbs ultraviolet light and helps protect skin from sun damage.
melanin in Portuguese
melanina
(biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.
What does "melanin" mean?
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noun The dark pigment that gives colour to skin, hair and the iris of the eye, and that absorbs ultraviolet light and helps protect skin from sun damage.
"More melanin in the skin means more natural protection from UV rays."
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noun Any of the related pigments found in animals, plants and fungi, including the black-brown eumelanin and the reddish pheomelanin.
"Red hair is high in pheomelanin and low in eumelanin."
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melanin in a sentence
- More melanin in the skin means more natural protection from UV rays.
- Grey hair appears when the follicle stops producing melanin.
- Red hair is high in pheomelanin and low in eumelanin.
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What is "melanin" in Portuguese?
"melanin" in Portuguese is melanina. melanin means: The dark pigment that gives colour to skin, hair and the iris of the eye, and that absorbs ultraviolet light and helps protect skin from sun damage.
How do you use "melanin" in a sentence?
Example: "More melanin in the skin means more natural protection from UV rays." In Portuguese, "melanin" is melanina.
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