Look up: melanin

1. melanin
   Type: Term Pronunciation: mel′ă-nin Definitions: 1. Any of the dark brown to black polymers of indole-5,6-quinone and/or 5,6-dihydroxyindole 2-carboxylic acid that normally occur in the skin, hair, pigmented coat of the retina, and inconstantly in the medulla and zona reticularis of the a...
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2. melanin
   [n] - insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
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3. Melanin
   The substance that gives skin its colour (pigment).
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4. Melanin
   the pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes their colouring
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5. Melanin
   the pigment that colours the skin, hair and the iris of the eyes [NHS Direct]
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6. melanin
   Associated with pigment, meaning dark
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7. Melanin
   a pigment in the skin or hair that gives it its tan, brown to black color
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8. Melanin
   Melanin: A skin pigment (substance that gives the skin its color). Dark-skinned people have more melanin than light- skinned people. Melanin also acts as a sunscreen and protects the skin from ultraviolet light. Melanin is produced by cells called melanocytes. It provides some protection again skin ...
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9. melanin
   Pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone. Colours include black/brown, yellow, red and violet. Found in feathers, cuttle ink, human skin, hair and eyes, and in cellular immune responses and wound-healing in arthropods.
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10. Melanin
    Mel'a·nin noun [ Greek me`las , -anos , black.] (Physiol.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (t...
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11. melanin
    <protein> Pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone. Colours include black/brown, yellow, red and violet. Found in feathers, cuttle ink, human skin, hair and eyes and in cellular immune responses and wound healing in arthropods. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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12. melanin
    noun insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
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13. melanin
    (mel´ә-nin) any of several closely related dark, sulfur-containing pigments normally found in the hair, skin, ciliary body, choroid of the eye, pigment layer of the retina, and certain nerve cells. They occur abnormally in the tumors known as melanomas and may be excreted in the urine when such tumors are present ...
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14. Melanin
    • (n.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.
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15. melanin
    a dark biological pigment (biochrome) found in skin, hair, feathers, scales, eyes, and some internal membranes; it is also found in the peritoneum ... [15 related articles]
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16. melanin
    melanin (mel'unin) , water-insoluble polymer of various compounds derived from the amino acid tyrosine. It is one of two pigments found in human skin and hair and adds brown to skin color; the other pigment is carotene, which contributes yellow coloring. The synthesis of melanin reactions is cat...
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17. Melanin
    Melanin are a group of black or dark brown pigments that are present in the hair, skin, and eyes of man. They may be produced to excess in cases of certain skin diseases and in melanomas.
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18. melanin
    Brown pigment that gives colour to the eyes, skin, hair, feathers, and scales of many vertebrates. In humans, melanin helps protect the skin against ultraviolet radiation from sunlight. Both genetic and environmental factors determine the amount of melanin in the skin
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19. Melanin
    Black skin pigments.
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20. MELANIN
    Dark pigment of skin and hair.
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21. Melanin
    Melanin is the pigment that gives skin, hair, and parts of the eye, their colour.
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22. melanin
    (mel;ua-nin) A dark pigment found within the epidermis or epidermal derivatives of the skin.
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23. melanin
    (mel;ua-nin) A dark pigment found within the epidermis or epidermal derivatives of the skin.
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24. Melanin
    The pigments that give color to the skin and hair. The greater the amount of melanin the darker the hair. They usually decrease with age, resulting in gray or white hair.
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25. melanin
    A pigment that gives the skin color and protects the underlying layers against damage by ultraviolet light; produced by melanocytes in the inner layer of the epidermis.
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