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Meaning of melanocyte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.

Equivalents

Català melanòcit
Deutsch Melanozyt
Ελληνικά μελανοκύτταρο
Español melanocito
Suomi melanosyytti
Français mélanocyte
Polski melanocyt
Português melanócito
Русский меланоцит

Examples

“As previously stated, it is pigmented, this pigmentation depending upon the so-called melanocytes.”

CEFR level

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

melanocyte-stimulating hormone melanocytoma melanocytosis melanoderm melanoderma melanofibril

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