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Definitions of melanized in various dictionaries:
verb - convert into, or infiltrate with melanin
verb - make or become black
adj - having little or no light
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Simple past tense and past participle of melanize. |
Medical bDefinitionb of bMELANIZEb. : to convert into or infiltrate with melanin ltbmelanizedb cell granulesgt melanization or chiefly British melanisation mel--n-z-shn noun. |
Of a person: having a dark skin colour. rare. |
Biology. Characterized by the production or accumulation of melanin darkened as a result of this. |
Soil Science. Of soils: very dark brown or black owing to the presence of incorporated humus. |
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Melanin ( ( listen); from Greek: melas, "black, dark") is a broad term for a group of natural pigments found in most organisms. Melanin is produced by the oxidation of the amino acid tyrosine, followed by polymerization. The melanin pigments are produced in a specialized group of cells known as melanocytes. * There are three basic types of melanin: eumelanin, pheomelanin, and neuromelanin. The most common type is eumelanin, of which there are two typesbrown eumelanin and black eumelanin. Pheomelanin is a cysteine-derivative that contains polybenzothiazine portions that are largely responsible for the color of red hair, among other pigmentation. Neuromelanin is found in the brain, though its function remains obscure.In the human skin, melanogenesis is initiated by exposure to UV radiation, causing the skin to darken. Melanin is an effective absorbent of light; the pigment is able to dissipate over 99.9% of absorbed UV radiation. Because of this property, melanin is thought to protect ski |