Definition of melanoid in English:
melanoid
adjective ˈmɛlənɔɪdˈmeləˌnoid
(of a substance) resembling melanin.
Example sentencesExamples
- Characteristic red reverse pigment, although often discoloured by the presence of the diffusible melanoid pigment is also produced on Lactritmel agar and other pigment stimulating media.
- Captive breeding has created several colour variants including albino, leucistic, golden-albino, olive, melanoid, melanoid-albino and pied examples.