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melanophore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
melanophore
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cell containing melanin or other black pigment, such as are found in fish, amphibians, and reptiles

Etymology

From melano- + -phore.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

melanophores (plural)

Derived Forms

macromelanophore micromelanophore

Frequently Paired Words

melanophoric erythrophore iridophore leucophore xanthophore

Questions

What does melanophore mean?
A cell containing melanin or other black pigment, such as are found in fish, amphibians, and reptiles
Where does melanophore come from?
From melano- + -phore.

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