Definition of Melanize

1. Verb. Convert into, or infiltrate with melanin.

Exact synonyms: Melanise
Generic synonyms: Convert
Derivative terms: Melanin

2. Verb. Make or become black. "The ceiling blackened"
Exact synonyms: Black, Blacken, Melanise, Nigrify
Generic synonyms: Color, Colour, Discolor, Discolour
Derivative terms: Black, Melanin
Antonyms: Whiten

Definition of Melanize

1. to make dark [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES] - See also: dark

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melanize

melanise
melanism
melanism
melanisms
melanist
melanistic
melanists
melanite
melanite
melanites
melanitic
Melanitta
Melanitta nigra
melanization
melanizations
melanize (current term)
melanized
melanizes
melanizing
melano
melano-
melanoacanthoma
melanoameloblastoma
melanoblast
melanoblast
melanoblastoma
melanoblasts
melanocarcinoma
melanochroi
melanochroite

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