Word
Melanin
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
mel-a-nin
Definition
- n. - A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the
skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells
of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer
layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from
the decomposition of hemoglobin.
- noun - Insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
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