mélanine — meaning in English
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English meaning
- melanin 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.
Senses
mélanine is used for these senses in English:
- melanin (biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.
melanin — full definition
- 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.
- noun Any of the related pigments found in animals, plants and fungi, including the black-brown eumelanin and the reddish pheomelanin.
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