melanoid

[mel-uh-noid] / ˈmɛl əˌnɔɪd /

ADJECTIVE

onyx

Synonyms

STRONG

brunet charcoal coal ebony jet jetty obsidian pitch raven sable slate sloe

WEAK

atramentous clouded dingy dusky ebon inklike inky livid murky piceous pitch-black pitch-dark pitchy shadowy somber sombre sooty starless stygian swart swarthy

Antonyms

STRONG

white

ADJECTIVE

pitch-black

Synonyms

WEAK

atramentous charcoal clouded coal ebon ebony inklike inky jet jetty livid murky obsidian onyx piceous pitch pitch-dark raven sable shadowy slate somber sombre sooty starless stygian

ADJECTIVE

pitchy

Synonyms

WEAK

atramentous brunet charcoal clouded coal dingy dusky ebon ebony inklike inky jet jetty livid murky obsidian onyx piceous pitch pitch-black pitch-dark raven sable shadowy slate sloe somber sombre sooty starless stygian swart swarthy

Example Sentences

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In upper skin layers melanin disintegrates, turns into melanoid, the other pigment discovered in the skin by Drs. Edwards and Duntley.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is a black variety of the chanko, as there is of the European wolf, and by some he is considered a distinct species, but is really a melanoid variety, though Kinloch writes: "The black chanko is rather larger than the grey one; he is of a beautiful glossy black, with a small white star on the chest and a few grey hairs about the muzzle."

From Project Gutenberg

A melanoid variety of this species is mentioned by Dr. Anderson as being in the Leyden Museum.

From Project Gutenberg

Melanoid specimens have been found.

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melanoid

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