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Showing words for MELANISM using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Melanism

melanism, slimeman

7 Letter Words for Melanism

almsmen, ammelin, ammines, isleman, lammies, limeman, mailmen, malines, maselin, melamin, melisma, menials, mismean, misname, salmine, selamin, seminal

6 Letter Words for Melanism

aliens, amines, ammine, animes, asimen, asmile, elains, emails, immane, insame, inseam, lammie, lemans, lemmas, lianes, limans, limens, limmas, lineas, mailes, maline, malism, mamies, manies, manism, maslin, menial, mensal, mesail, mesial, mesian, mislen, neslia, saline, salmin, samiel, sammel, semian, semina, silane, simnel

5 Letter Words for Melanism

aisle, alien, almes, amens, amies, amine, amins, amsel, anile, anils, anime, anise, elain, elans, elsin, email, emmas, enami, imams, insea, islam, ismal, laine, lames, lamin, lanes, leams, leans, leman, lemma, lemna, lenis, liane, liens, liman, limas, limen, limes, limma, limns, linea, lines, maile, mails, maims, maine, mains, maise, males, malie, malis, malms, mamie, manei, manes, manie, manis, manse, mansi, meals, means, meins, melam, melas, melia, melis, mensa, mesal, miasm, miens, milan, miles, mimes, minae, mines, nails, names, neals, nelis, nemas, saine, salem, salmi, samel, samen, selma, senal, senam, siena, silen, simal, sinal, slain, slane, slime, sline, smalm, smile, snail

4 Letter Words for Melanism

aiel, aile, ails, aims, aine, ains, alem, alen, ales, alin, alme, alms, amel, amen, amie, amil, amin, amis, amli, ammi, anes, anil, anim, anis, ansi, asem, asin, eans, eila, elan, elms, emma, enam, ilea, imam, iman, isle, laen, lain, lame, lamm, lams, lane, lase, leam, lean, leas, leis, lena, lens, lias, lien, lies, lima, lime, limn, lina, line, lins, maes, mail, maim, main, male, mali, malm, mals, mams, mane, mani, mans, mase, meal, mean, meas, mein, mela, mels, mems, mens, mesa, miae, mian, mias, mien, mila, mile, mils, mima, mime, mine, mins, mnas, mnem, nael, nail, nais, nale, name, nams, nasi, neal, nema, nies, nile, nils, nims, sail, saim, sain, sale, same, sami, sane, seal, seam, sean, seil, semi, sena, sial, siam, sian, sien, sila, sile, sima, sime, sina, sine, slam, slim

3 Letter Words for Melanism

aes, ail, aim, ain, ais, ale, aln, als, ame, ami, ane, ans, ase, asl, eam, ean, eas, ela, eli, elm, els, ems, enl, ens, esm, ile, ins, ise, isl, ism, isn, lai, lam, lan, las, lea, lei, lem, les, lie, lim, lin, lis, mae, mal, mam, man, mas, mea, mei, mel, mem, men, mes, mia, mil, mim, min, mis, mls, mna, msl, nae, nam, nas, nea, nei, nie, nil, nim, nis, sai, sal, sam, san, sea, sei, sel, sem, sen, sie, sil, sim, sin, sla, sle, sma, sml

Definitions for Melanism

[1] Ethnology . the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
[2] Zoology . the condition in which an unusually high concentration of melanin occurs in the skin, plumage, or pelage of an animal.
[3] the condition in man and animals of having dark-coloured or black skin, feathers, etc. Industrial melanism is the occurrence of dark varieties of animals, esp moths, in smoke-blackened industrial regions, in which they are well camouflaged
[4] another name for melanosis

Words nearby Melanism

melanie, melaniferous, melanin, melanion, melanippus, melanism, melanite, melano-, melanoameloblastoma, melanoblast, melanoblastoma

Origin of Melanism

First recorded in 1835–45; melan- + -ism

Other words from Melanism

mel·a·nis·tic , adjective