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Word: Melanization
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s; earliest use found in Quarterly Review of Biology. From melano- + -ization. Compare melanized, and later melanize
Definition:
The production, accumulation, or deposition of melanin; the development of a brown or black colour as a result of this.
Definition:
The darkening of a topsoil by the incorporation of humus.
Variant Forms:
- melanisation
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