melanoidin

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noun

Any of a class of brown polymers typically formed when food is browned (by means of the Maillard reaction).

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Meanings

nounmelanoidin (plural melanoidins)

plural melanoidins

  1. chemistryAny of a class of brown polymers typically formed when food is browned (by means of the Maillard reaction).

    Synonyms: melanoid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a class of brown polymers typically formed when food is browned (by means of the Maillard reaction).

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melanoid
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melanoid

Origin

From melan- + -oid + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lonidamineindolamine
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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