melanogenesis

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noun

The production of melanin in human skin

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Meanings

nounmelanogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural melanogeneses)

plural melanogeneses

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryThe production of melanin in human skin

Origin

From melano- + -genesis.

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Translations

Italian melanogenesi
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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