Definitions For Melanophore

Noun

MELANOPHORE (plural MELANOPHOREs) (biology) A cell containing melanin or other black pigment, such as are found in fish, amphibians, and reptiles

Coordinate terms

types of chromatophore erythrophore iridophore, leucophore xanthophore

Related terms

melanophoric

Etymology

{{confix, en, melano, phore}}

Anagrams

rhopaloneme

Is Melanophore a Scrabble Word?

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

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
21

The word Melanophore is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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