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pheomelanin
[ fee-oh-mel-uh-nin ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a melanin pigment produced in the presence of the amino acid cysteine and adding color to skin, hair, feathers, etc. Compare eumelanin ( def ), neuromelanin ( def ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pheomelanin1
First recorded in 1920–25; pheo- (from Greek phaiós “gray”) + melanin ( def )
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