pheomelanin

P3H4E1O1M3E1L1A1N1I1N1

noun

A brown pigment produced by melanocytes

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounpheomelanin (countable and uncountable, plural pheomelanins)

plural pheomelanins · alternative phaeomelanin

  1. countableuncountableA brown pigment produced by melanocytes

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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