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melanosome

[ muh-lan-uh-sohm, mel-uh-nuh- ]

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. an organelle in melanocytes that synthesizes and stores melanin.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of melanosome1

First recorded in 1935–40; melano- + -some 3
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Example Sentences

The team’s simulations showed plate-shaped melanosomes heating up more than the other two shapes.

The melanosomes’ size, shape and arrangement may help direct light that isn’t absorbed by an individual melanosome to others in the layer.

The melanosomes’ size, shape and arrangement may help direct light that isn’t absorbed by an individual melanosome to others in the layer, trapping even more light.

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