melanoid

[ mel-uh-noid ]
/ ˈmɛl əˌnɔɪd /
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adjective

of or characterized by melanosis.
resembling melanin; darkish.

Origin of melanoid

First recorded in 1850–55; melan- + -oid

Words nearby melanoid

melanodermatitis, melanodermic, melanogen, melanogenesis, melanoglossia, melanoid, melanoleukoderma, melanoleukoderma colli, melanoma, melanomatosis, melanonychia

Words related to melanoid

jet, slate, onyx, coal, sable, pitch, brunet, ebony, clouded, charcoal, sloe, obsidian, raven, jetty, dingy, dusky, livid, murky, shadowy, somber

British Dictionary definitions for melanoid

melanoid
/ (ˈmɛləˌnɔɪd) /

adjective

resembling melanin; dark coloured
characterized by or resembling melanosis

Medical definitions for melanoid

melanoid
[ mĕl′ə-noid′ ]

adj.

Of or related to melanin; black-pigmented.
Of or affected with melanosis.

n.

A dark pigment that resembles melanin, formed from the glucosamines in chitin.