melanization

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noun

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

“the melanization of larvae”

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Meanings

nounmelanization (plural melanizations)

plural melanizations · alternative melanisation

  1. biochemistryConversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism)

    the melanization of larvae

Origin

From melanize + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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