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melanoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
melanoid
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or resembling, melanin.

adj

Relating to, or afflicted with, melanosis.

noun

Synonym of melanoidin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From melano- + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

melanoids (plural)

Synonyms

melanoidin

Questions

What does melanoid mean?
Relating to, or resembling, melanin.
Where does melanoid come from?
From melano- + -oid.

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