English Words: M
36,575 words · Page 245 of 732
One of a family (Melaniidae) of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks with a turret-shaped shell, now considered a synonym of the family Thiaridae, but also containing many species since reclassified into other families.
Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.
Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.
Conversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism)
A benign, darkly pigmented cutaneous condition characterized by a skin lesion with a dull or lackluster surface, and involving a proliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes.
A division of the human population, consisting of the darker-skinned among the white races.
Blackening of the tongue, usually caused by a bacterial infection or allergic reaction.
Any of a class of brown polymers typically formed when food is browned (by means of the Maillard reaction).
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The English alphabetical index for the letter M contains 36,575 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 732 pages, and you are currently viewing page 245. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
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