Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [mel-uh-nin]
- /ˈmɛl ə nɪn/
- /ˈmel.ə.nɪn/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [mel-uh-nin]
- /ˈmɛl ə nɪn/
Definitions of melanin word
- noun melanin any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc. 1
- noun melanin A dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye in people and animals. It is responsible for tanning of skin exposed to sunlight. 1
- noun melanin skin pigment 1
- uncountable noun melanin Melanin is a dark substance in the skin, eyes, and hair of people and animals, which gives them colour and can protect them against strong sunlight. 0
- noun melanin any of a group of black or dark brown pigments present in the hair, skin, and eyes of man and animals: produced in excess in certain skin diseases and in melanomas 0
- noun melanin a brownish-black pigment found in skin, hair, and other animal or plant tissues 0
Information block about the term
Origin of melanin
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; melan- + -in2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Melanin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
melanin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
melanin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with melanin
- what is melanin?
- what does melanin mean?
- what is melanin made of?
- how to pronounce melanin?
- how to increase melanin?
- what is the function of melanin?
- where is melanin produced?
- how do you pronounce melanin?
- how to produce more melanin?
- melanin is found in what layer of the epidermis?
- how to reduce melanin?
- how to get melanin?
- where does melanin come from?
- what does melanin do?
- how is melanin produced?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with me
- Words starting with mel
- Words starting with mela
- Words starting with melan
- Words starting with melani
- Words starting with melanin