mel|a|nism

mel|a|nism
mel|a|nism «MEHL uh nihz uhm», noun.
1. darkness of color resulting from an abnormal development of melanin in the skin, hair, and eyes of a human being, or in the skin, coat, or plumage of an animal.
2. darkness, especially near blackness, of skin, hair, and eyes, as a characteristic of certain peoples.
[< Greek mélās, -anos black + English -ism]

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  • nism — ac·ti·nism; al·bi·nism; anach·ro·nism; an·drog·y·nism; an·tag·o·nism; au·toch·tho·nism; av·i·cen·nism; cen·to·nism; cic·e·ro·nism; cin·cho·nism; cli·nism; clo·nism; com·mu·nism; de·ter·mi·nism; di·cli·nism; dis·har·mo·nism; do·deca·pho·nism;… …   English syllables

  • melanism — mel·a·nism …   English syllables

  • melanism — mel•a•nism [[t]ˈmɛl əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) pan zool. dark pigmentation, as of the skin, hair, or fur, due to a high concentration of melanin granules 2) zool. an unusually high concentration of melanin in the skin, plumage, or pelage of an animal •… …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • melanism — Unusually marked, diffuse, melanin pigmentation of body hair and skin (usually not affecting the iris). SEE ALSO: melanosis. * * * mel·a·nism mel ə .niz əm n 1) an increased amount of black or nearly black pigmentation (as of skin, feathers, or… …   Medical dictionary

  • Melanism — Mel a*nism (m[e^]l [.a]*n[i^]z m), n. [Gr. me las, anos, black.] [1913 Webster] 1. An undue development of dark colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; the opposite of {albinism}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Melanism — Mel a*nism (m[e^]l [.a]*n[i^]z m), n. (Ethnol.) The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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