Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melanization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: melaniza-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Conversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism)

Example Sentences

"the melanization of larvae"

Etymology

Etymology tree English melanize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English melanization From melanize + -ation.

Inflected Forms

melanizations (plural) melanisation (alternative)

Derived Forms

antimelanization eumelanization hypermelanization hypomelanization

Frequently Paired Words

demelanization remelanization

Questions

What does melanization mean?: Conversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism)
Where does melanization come from?: Etymology tree English melanize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English melanization From melanize + -ation.

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