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Melanin

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɛlənɪn

Definitions

Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolmelanina
Françaismélanine
DeutschMelanin
15 more languages
العربيةميلانين
Catalàmelanina
Češtinamelanin
Ελληνικάμελανίνη
Esperantomelanino
Italianomelanina
日本語メラニン
한국어멜라닌
Nederlandsmelanine
Portuguêsmelanina
Românămelanină
Русскиймелани́н
Svenskamelanin

Examples

Generally, cephalopod ink includes melanin, enzymes related to melanin production, catecholamines, peptidoglycans, free amino acids and metals (Derby 2014) .”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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