melanisation

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A form of melanization — Conversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism)

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Meanings

nounmelanisation (plural melanisations)

plural melanisations

  1. alternativeAlternative form of melanization.
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APA

melanisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanisation

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“melanisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melanisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanisation.

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