eumelanin

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noun

A dark brown pigment related to melanin

OriginEnglish melanin ← Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) ← Proto-Hellenic *ehu- →
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Meanings

nouneumelanin (countable and uncountable, plural eumelanins)

plural eumelanins

  1. countableuncountableA dark brown pigment related to melanin

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Englishmelanin
  10. Englisheumelanin

From eu- + melanin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Manueline
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APA

eumelanin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eumelanin

MLA

“eumelanin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eumelanin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eumelanin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eumelanin.

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