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melancholia
melancholic
melancholy
melancholy air
Melanesia
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mélange
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melanism
mel·a·nism [ méllə nìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dark pigmentation: dark pigmentation of the skin, hair, fur, or feathers in a human being, animal, or plant, resulting from the presence of melanin
2. medicine 
Same as  melanosis

mel·a·nis·tic [ mèllə nístik ] adjective
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