MELANISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does melanism mean? 

• MELANISM (noun)
  The noun MELANISM has 1 sense:

1. a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)

  Familiarity information: MELANISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MELANISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

melanism; melanosis

Hypernyms ("melanism" is a kind of...):

disease of the skin; skin disease; skin disorder (a disease affecting the skin)