# melanization

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Conversion into melanin, or an increase in the concentration of melanin within (a tissue or organism)

## Etymology
From melanize + -ation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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