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American Heritage Dictionary:

mel·a·noid

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(mĕl'ə-noid') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or related to melanin; black-pigmented.
  2. Of or affected with melanosis.
melanoid mel'a·noid' n.

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:

mel·a·noid

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(mĕl'ə-noid')
adj.
  1. Of or related to melanin; black-pigmented.
  2. Of or affected with melanosis.
n.

A dark pigment that resembles melanin, formed from the glucosamines in chitin.

Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:

melanoid

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1. resembling melanin.
2. a substance resembling melanin.

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American Heritage Dictionary The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more
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