Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypomelanistic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-pome-lanis-tic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having less than the normal amount of melanin pigment in the skin.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English melanistic English hypomelanistic From hypo- + melanistic.

Frequently Paired Words

albino hypomelanism melanistic

Questions

What does hypomelanistic mean?: Having less than the normal amount of melanin pigment in the skin.
Where does hypomelanistic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English melanistic English hypomelanistic From hypo- + melanistic.

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