Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melanize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: melanize
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert into melanin, or to deposit melanin in.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"At the extreme, the mosquito does not permit survival and transmission of the parasite: in genetically selected refractory mosquito strains, the parasites may be lysed as they traverse the midgut, or may be encapsulated and melanized at the early oocyst stage."

Etymology

From melanin + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: melanin

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

melanizes (present, singular) melanizing (participle, present) melanized (participle, past) melanized (past) melanise (alternative)

Derived Forms

demelanize eumelanize hypermelanize hypomelanize melanization

Synonyms

blacken melanise black

Questions

What does melanize mean?: To convert into melanin, or to deposit melanin in.
Where does melanize come from?: From melanin + -ize.

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