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me⋅lan⋅o⋅cyte

[muh-lan-uh-sahyt, mel-uh-nuh-]
–noun Cell Biology.
a cell producing and containing melanin.

Origin:
1885–90; melano- + -cyte
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mel·a·no·cyte   (měl'ə-nō-sīt')   
n.  An epidermal cell capable of synthesizing melanin.
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Main Entry: me·la·no·cyte
Pronunciation: m&-'lan-&-"sIt, 'mel-&-nO-
Function: noun
: an epidermal cell that produces melanin—compare MELANOBLAST
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melanocyte mel·a·no·cyte (měl'ə-nō-sīt')
n.
An epidermal cell capable of synthesizing melanin.


mel'a·no·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.

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