# melanoidin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a class of brown polymers typically formed when food is browned (by means of the Maillard reaction).

## Etymology
From melano- + -oid + -in.

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