melanosome
/ˈmɛlənə(ʊ)səʊm/ /mɪˈlanəsəʊm/Physiology
noun
An organelle of melanocytes in which melanin is synthesized and stored.
Origin
1960s. From melano- + -some.
- polypiform
- polypill
- polypite
- polyplacophoran
- polyplacophore
- polyplastid
- polyploid
- polyploidise
- polyploidization
- polyploidize
- polyploidized
- polyploidizing
- polyploidogenic
- polyploidy
- polypnea
- polypneic
- polypneustic
- polypnoea
- polypnoeic
- polypod
- polypodiaceous
- polypodium
- polypody
- polypody of the oak
- polypoid