melanofilament

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noun

A coil of melanin that develops into a melanotubule and finally a melanosome

OriginEnglish filament ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum ← Late Latin fīlō →
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Meanings

nounmelanofilament (plural melanofilaments)

plural melanofilaments

  1. A coil of melanin that develops into a melanotubule and finally a melanosome

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mélh₂ns
  3. Proto-Hellenic*mélans
  4. Ancient Greekμέλᾱς (mélās)
  5. Englishmelano-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  7. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  8. Latinfīlum
  9. Late Latinfīlō
  10. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  11. Englishfilament
  12. Englishmelanofilament

From melano- + filament.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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