Melano-
1.
a combining form meaning “black,” used in the formation of compound words:
melanocyte.
combining form
1.
black or dark: melanin, melanism, melanocyte, melanoma
word-forming element meaning “black,” from Greek melano-, comb. form of melas (genitive melanos) “black, dark, murky” (see melanin).
melano- or melan-
pref.
Black; dark: melanin.
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