melanism

melanism is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism.
2. noun. A disease; black jaundice. See Mel/na.
3. noun. a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)

   Synonyms: melanosis

Synonyms

melanosis

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in melanism:

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Common word forms

melanisms

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