Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
melatonin
Melba sauce
Melba toast
Melbourne
Melbourne Cup
Melchite
Melchizedek
meld (1)
meld (2)
melee
melena
melic
Melilla
melilot
melinite
meliorate
meliorism
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

melanocyte
mel·a·no·cyte [ méllənō st, mə lánnə st ] (plural mel·a·no·cytes)


noun 
Definition:
 
cell producing melanin: a cell in the epidermal layer of the skin that produces the dark brown or black pigment melanin
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft