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PRONUNCIATION OF MELANIC

melanic  [məˈlænɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELANIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Melanic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MELANIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

melanic

Melanism

Melanism is a development of the dark-colored pigment melanin in the skin or its appendages and is the opposite of albinism. Historically, it was also the medical term for black jaundice. The word melanism is deduced from the Greek: μελανός, meaning "black pigment". Pseudo-melanism, also called abundism, is another variant of pigmentation, characterized by dark spots or enlarged stripes, which cover a large part of the body of the animal, making it appear melanistic. A deficiency in or total absence of melanin pigments is called amelanism. The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character causing pigmented tumors, is called melanosis. For a description of melanin-related disorders, see melanin, melanosis coli and ocular melanosis.

Definition of melanic in the English dictionary

The definition of melanic in the dictionary is relating to melanism or melanosis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELANIC


botanic
bəˈtænɪk
galvanic
ɡælˈvænɪk
germanic
dʒɜːˈmænɪk
Hispanic
hɪˈspænɪk
inorganic
ˌɪnɔːˈɡænɪk
manic
ˈmænɪk
mechanic
mɪˈkænɪk
messianic
ˌmɛsɪˈænɪk
oceanic
ˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk
organic
ɔːˈɡænɪk
panic
ˈpænɪk
Quranic
kɔːˈrænɪk
satanic
səˈtænɪk
shamanic
ʃəˈmænɪk
talismanic
ˌtælɪzˈmænɪk
tannic
ˈtænɪk
tetanic
təˈtænɪk
titanic
taɪˈtænɪk
transoceanic
ˈtrænzˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk
volcanic
vɒlˈkænɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELANIC

melancholies
melancholily
melancholiness
melancholious
melancholy
Melanchthon
Melanesia
Melanesian
melange
melanian
melanin
melanisation
melanism
melanist
melanistic
melanite
melanitic
melanization
melanize
melanoblast

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELANIC

councilmanic
garage mechanic
hydrocyanic
hypomanic
interoceanic
Koranic
motor mechanic
nirvanic
nonorganic
North Germanic
pozzolanic
Proto-Germanic
psychogalvanic
Puranic
Rhaeto-Romanic
Romanic
the Titanic
transuranic
tympanic
West Germanic

Synonyms and antonyms of melanic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «melanic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELANIC

Find out the translation of melanic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of melanic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «melanic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

melanic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

melánico
570 millions of speakers

English

melanic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

melanic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

melanic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

melanic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melânica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

melanic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mélanique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melanik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

melanic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メラニン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멜라닌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Melanic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

melanic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெலனினுக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेलानिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

melanik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

melanico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

melaniczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

melanic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

melanic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

melanic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

melanies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

melanic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

melanic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of melanic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELANIC»

The term «melanic» is normally little used and occupies the 136.795 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELANIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about melanic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELANIC»

Discover the use of melanic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to melanic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soils of South Africa
We use the name melanic (black, dark) for soils that have three main features in their topsoil horizon: strong structure, high base status, and dark colours even when dry. Most vertic soils (section 2.3) have melanic properties but their vertic ...
Martin Fey, 2010
2
Encyclopedia of Insects
FIGURE 5 Nonmelanic and melanic forms of the brindled beauty, L. hirtaria. Other Examples of Full Industrial Melanic Polymorphism The vast majority of research and comment on industrial melanism has been focused on the peppered moth.
Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé, 2009
3
The Canadian System of Soil Classification
Orthic Melanic Brunisols are identified by the following properties: 1. They have either an Ah horizon 10 cm thick or more or an Ap horizon at least 10 cm thick with a moist color value less than 4. The A horizon does not meet the requirements ...
Canadian Agricultural Services Coordinating Committee. Soil Classification Working Group, 1998
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Ecotoxicology: The Study of Pollutants in Ecosystems
p Melanic x Typical (Birmingham) (Canada) Mm mm Fl Typical Melanic x Typical mm Mm mm F: Typical Melanic x Typical mm Mm mm Fig. 4.4 Diagram to illustrate the genotypes of the crosses made by Kettlewell (1973) between melanic ...
F. Moriarty, 1999
5
Population Genetics and Microevolutionary Theory
Meols Caldy Liverpool (center) Leigh Manchester (center) Stockport Wrexham Hawarden Mold Loggerheads RHYL Llanbedr Ruthin Pwyllglas Clegyrmawr Figure 14.5. Distribution of melanic peppered moths in Manchester/Liverpool area in ...
Alan R. Templeton, 2006
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Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight
Perhaps more importantly, the final melanic scales themselves are not as black as those in the normal black pattern elements, but are a dark brown. These observations suggest, first, that papiliochrome synthesis maybe absent from the central ...
Carol L. Boggs, Ward B. Watt, Paul R. Ehrlich, 2003
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Principles of Environmental Toxicology
P, MELANIC X LIGHT MM mm MELANIC MELANIC MELANIC MELANIC Mm Mm Mm Mm P2 MELANIC X MELANIC Mm Mm F2 MELANIC MELANIC MELANIC LIGHT MM Mm Mm mm Figure 1.5 Genetics of inheritance of melanism in the ...
I. Shaw, J. Chadwick, 1998
8
Ecology and Behaviour of the Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae)
He hypothesized that the higher sexual activity of the melanic forms was due to their higher metabolic rate, as the result of higher absorbance of solar radiation. However, Creed (1975) did not observe this phenomenon in a population of A.
Ivo Hodek, A. Honek, Helmut F. van Emden, 2012
9
Evolution: Principles and Processes
(b) (a) FIGURE 15.12 Dark-colored and light-colored tree trunks, one with a melanic (a) and one with a nonmelanic (b) peppered moth (Biston betularia) placed to show the contrast between them. The lightcolored trunks derive their ...
Brian Hall, 2011
10
Natural Design: a New Theory of Evolution
We could say that the melanic form uses the resting place resource with more efficiency, and that is why it displaced the pale speckled form. The exact mechanism by which such displacement is effected remains to be specified. But such an ...
Matthew Turner, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELANIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term melanic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vassallo: The Donald Is Now Trumping Republican Field
Donald Trump is married to Melanic (2005) and was previously married to Marla Maples and later to Ivana. His children include Ivanka, Eric, ... «HottyToddy.com, Jul 15»
2
Conservatism and novelty in the genetic architecture of adaptation in …
One is the WntA signalling ligand, a putative morphogen that determines the size and position of melanic patterns in the forewing median ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
3
Swallowtail Butterfly Genome Offers Clues to Foul Odor Emitted by …
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies may have yellow patterning or may take on darker, melanic forms that resemble another, unpleasant tasting ... «GenomeWeb, Feb 15»
4
Dalits overcome caste barriers to become self-made entrepreneurs
Segregation preyed upon African Americans through their melanic, sun-kissed skin; caste, cloaked in invisibility, encircled its victims through ... «Penn Current, Oct 14»
5
Invading ladybirds prefer cities to woodland
'There are two main types of harlequin ladybird, a black one with red spots and an orange one with black spots, which we call the non-melanic ... «Planet Earth, Oct 14»
6
U.S. Student Teams Excel at Inaugural International Soils Contest
“We saw types of soils called Andisols and Melanic epipedons—which are not in abundance in the U.S. Seeing them was something new to all ... «Newswise, Jun 14»
7
Prehistoric Sea Creatures Were Black, Fossil Pigments Show
Fossil pigments reveal melanic (dark) coloration of extinct marine reptiles. Note that the leatherback turtle (top) and mosasaur (bottom) are ... «Huffington Post, Jan 14»
8
The Collapse of Darwinism
Because of this, dark-coloured (melanic) moths resting on those trees could easily be noticed by the birds that fed on them and therefore they ... «Onislam.net, Dec 13»
9
Samsung developing iris recognition devices
“As Asian eyes lack melanic pigment, infrared lighting was used to increase the recognition rate,” the report says. Responding to rumors that ... «The Korea Herald, Nov 13»
10
Face the facts
He tried to breed silver foxes (a melanic colour variant, beloved of furriers, of the familiar red fox) to make them tamer and thus easier for ... «The Economist, Nov 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Melanic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/melanic>. Apr 2024 ».
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