melan-

prefix

(before a vowel) same as melano-

melano- or (before a vowel) melan-

combining form

black or dark

⇒ melanin

⇒ melanism

⇒ melanocyte

⇒ melanoma

Origin

from Greek melas black

melan-

variant of melano- before a vowel:

melanism.

Related Words

melancholy
melanism
melanite
melanoid
melanoma
melanosis

melan-variant of melano-, as in melancholy.

melan-
combining form
or melano-

ETYMOLOGY Greek, from melan-, melas; perhaps akin to Lithuanian mėlynas blue, Sanskrit malina dirty

1. black : dark
    melanic
    melanin
2. melanin
    melanophore

melan- combining form see melano-.

melan-
combining form
or melano- also melam-
Etymology: melan- from Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin, from Greek, from melan-, melas; melano- & melam- from New Latin, from Greek, from melan-, melas — more at mullet
1. : black : dark
< melanic >
< melanin >
< melanocomous >
< Melampsora >
2. : melanin : marked by the presence of melanin
< melanogen >
< melanemia >
< melanosarcoma >

词汇	melan-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD SOED Webster melan- pref.（前缀） Variant of melano- melano-的变体 melan- prefix (before a vowel) same as melano- melano- or (before a vowel) melan- combining form black or dark ⇒ melanin ⇒ melanism ⇒ melanocyte ⇒ melanoma Origin from Greek melas black melan- 1 variant of melano- before a vowel: melanism. Related Words melancholy melanism melanite melanoid melanoma melanosis melan-variant of melano-, as in melancholy. melan- combining form or melano- ETYMOLOGY Greek, from melan-, melas; perhaps akin to Lithuanian mėlynas blue, Sanskrit malina dirty 1. black : dark melanic melanin 2. melanin melanophore melan- combining form see melano-. melan- combining form or melano- also melam- Etymology: melan- from Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin, from Greek, from melan-, melas; melano- & melam- from New Latin, from Greek, from melan-, melas — more at mullet 1. : black : dark < melanic > < melanin > < melanocomous > < Melampsora > 2. : melanin : marked by the presence of melanin < melanogen > < melanemia > < melanosarcoma >
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