WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
melano-, 
  1. a combining form meaning "black,'' used in the formation of compound words:melanocyte.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] melan-. 
  • Greek, combining form of mélās

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
melano-, (before a vowel) melan- combining form
  1. black or dark: melanin, melanism, melanocyte, melanoma
Etymology: from Greek melas black
'melano-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
melan- - melanoblast - melanocyte - melanoderm - melanophore - melanosome - melanospermous - melanotropin

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