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melanocyte

American  
[muh-lan-uh-sahyt, mel-uh-nuh-] / məˈlæn əˌsaɪt, ˈmɛl ə nə- /

noun

Cell Biology.

  1. a cell producing and containing melanin.

melanocyte British  
/ ˈmɛlənəʊˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. anatomy zoology a cell, usually in the epidermis, that contains melanin

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melanocyte Scientific  
/ mĕl′ə-nō-sīt′,mə-lăn′ə- /

  1. An epidermal cell that synthesizes melanin.

Etymology

Origin of melanocyte

First recorded in 1885–90; melano- + -cyte

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