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melanosome

[ muh-lan-uh-sohm, mel-uh-nuh- ]

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. an organelle in melanocytes that synthesizes and stores melanin.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of melanosome1

First recorded in 1935–40; melano- + -some 3

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melanosismelanospermous

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