melanise

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A form of melanize — To convert into melanin, or to deposit melanin in.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbmelanise (third-person singular simple present melanises, present participle melanising, simple past and past participle melanised)

present singular third person melanises · participle present melanising · participle past melanised · past melanised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of melanize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbconvert into, or infiltrate with melanin

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Broader

verbmake or become black

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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