Definitions For Melanization

Noun

MELANIZATION (plural MELANIZATIONs) (biochemistry) Conversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism) : the melanization of larvae

Related terms

demelanization remelanization

Alternative forms

melanisation

Etymology

melanize + ation

Is Melanization a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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Scrabble
23
Words with Friends
27

The word Melanization is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends

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