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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To convert into or infiltrate with melanin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To render melanistic; produce melanism in.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To convert into
melanin , or to deposit melanin in.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb convert into, or infiltrate with melanin
- verb make or become black
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