melanizationn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛlənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌmɛlənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌmɛləˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1900s– melanisation, 1900s– melanization.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melano- comb. form, -ization suffix.

Etymology: < melano- comb. form + -ization suffix. Compare melanized adj., and later melanize v. Compare French mélanisation (1927 in the biological sense).

1. Biology. The production, accumulation, or deposition of melanin; the development of a brown or black colour as a result of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > colour or texture > [noun] > development of black pigment

melanization1927

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > disordered pigmentation

melasma1563

orange skin1822

melanopathia1847

xanthosis1853

xanthelasma1867

xanthochroia1867

xanthoderma1867

xanthopathia1867

xanthoma1869

argyria1874

chloasma1877

leucoderma1884

xeroderma pigmentosum1884

hyperchromatosis1886

melanodermia1886

leucodermia1888

hyperchromasia1889

hyperpigmentation1890

hypochromia1890

xanthochromia1894

xanthodermia1900

melanization1927

1927 Q. Rev. Biol. 2 70/1 (heading) The physiology of melanization and of a simple color-pattern.

1945 W. M. Krogman in R. Linton Sci. Man in World Crisis 47 A possible exception may be found in the ‘protective’ melanization or skin coloring of tropic-dwelling peoples.

1954 Sci. News 34 94 The pink and brown colour of insectorubin is completely obscured by the melanization of the outer cuticle.

1984 J. W. Deacon Introd. Mod. Mycol. (ed. 2) iv. 68 Hyaline cells..rapidly undergo melanization (an oxidative process) on exposure to air.

2000 Insect Molecular Biol. 9 39 The refractory strain of Anopheles gambiae kills malaria parasites by a humoral melanization mechanism.

2. Soil Science. The darkening of a topsoil by the incorporation of humus. Cf. melanized adj. 3.

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1941 S. A. Wilde Forest Soils iii. 31 The mantle rock or parent soil material may undergo one of the three basic processes of profile development common to forest soils, i.e., incorporation of humus or melanization;..podzolization;..gleization.

1955 Ecology 36 20 (table) Soil characteristics... Degree of melanization.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melanization
释义	melanizationn. Brit. /ˌmɛlənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɛlənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmɛləˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1900s– melanisation, 1900s– melanization. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melano- comb. form, -ization suffix. Etymology: < melano- comb. form + -ization suffix. Compare melanized adj., and later melanize v. Compare French mélanisation (1927 in the biological sense). 1. Biology. The production, accumulation, or deposition of melanin; the development of a brown or black colour as a result of this. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > colour or texture > [noun] > development of black pigment melanization1927 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > disordered pigmentation melasma1563 orange skin1822 melanopathia1847 xanthosis1853 xanthelasma1867 xanthochroia1867 xanthoderma1867 xanthopathia1867 xanthoma1869 argyria1874 chloasma1877 leucoderma1884 xeroderma pigmentosum1884 hyperchromatosis1886 melanodermia1886 leucodermia1888 hyperchromasia1889 hyperpigmentation1890 hypochromia1890 xanthochromia1894 xanthodermia1900 melanization1927 1927 Q. Rev. Biol. 2 70/1 (heading) The physiology of melanization and of a simple color-pattern. 1945 W. M. Krogman in R. Linton Sci. Man in World Crisis 47 A possible exception may be found in the ‘protective’ melanization or skin coloring of tropic-dwelling peoples. 1954 Sci. News 34 94 The pink and brown colour of insectorubin is completely obscured by the melanization of the outer cuticle. 1984 J. W. Deacon Introd. Mod. Mycol. (ed. 2) iv. 68 Hyaline cells..rapidly undergo melanization (an oxidative process) on exposure to air. 2000 Insect Molecular Biol. 9 39 The refractory strain of Anopheles gambiae kills malaria parasites by a humoral melanization mechanism. 2. Soil Science. The darkening of a topsoil by the incorporation of humus. Cf. melanized adj. 3. ΚΠ 1941 S. A. Wilde Forest Soils iii. 31 The mantle rock or parent soil material may undergo one of the three basic processes of profile development common to forest soils, i.e., incorporation of humus or melanization;..podzolization;..gleization. 1955 Ecology 36 20 (table) Soil characteristics... Degree of melanization. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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