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melanogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
melano-gen-e-sis
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The production of melanin in human skin

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From melano- + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

melanogeneses (plural)

Derived Forms

antimelanogenesis

Frequently Paired Words

eumelanogenesis melanogenetic pheomelanogenesis phaeomelanogenesis

Questions

What does melanogenesis mean?
The production of melanin in human skin
Where does melanogenesis come from?
From melano- + -genesis.

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