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Meaning of melanize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To convert into melanin, or to deposit melanin in.

Examples

“At the extreme, the mosquito does not permit survival and transmission of the parasite: in genetically selected refractory mosquito strains, the parasites may be lysed as they traverse the midgut, or may be encapsulated and melanized at the early oocyst stage.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

melanized melanizes melanizing meld melded melding

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