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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmelanização
Pronunciation / Transliteration: melanizacao
"A melanização é um mecanismo essencial no sistema imunológico dos insetos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The development or deposition of melanin or other dark pigments in the skin, feathers, cuticle, or other tissues of an organism.
"Industrial melanisation in the peppered moth is a classic textbook example of rapid evolutionary adaptation." - 2
A physiological immune response in insects where pathogens are encapsulated and darkened by melanin deposition.
"The encapsulation of the parasite relies heavily on the insect's internal melanisation cascade."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'melas' (black, dark) combined with the chemical suffix '-ation' to denote a process. It entered scientific vocabulary in the late 19th century to describe biological pigmentation processes in animals, plants, and fungi.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Melanisation" is said worldwide
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mélanisation
Transliteration: melanisation
"La mélanisation protège certains insectes contre les infections parasitaires."
Melanisierung
Transliteration: Melanisierung
"Die Melanisierung spielt eine wichtige Rolle bei der Abwehr von Krankheitserregern."
melanizzazione
Transliteration: melanizzazione
"La melanizzazione è un processo difensivo comune in molti artropodi."
melanización
Transliteration: melanizacion
"La melanización de la cutícula ocurre poco después de que el insecto emerge."
melanização
Transliteration: melanizacao
"A melanização é um mecanismo essencial no sistema imunológico dos insetos."
मेलेनाइजेशन
Transliteration: melenaijeshana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मेलेनाइजेशन कीटों में एक महत्वपूर्ण प्रतिरक्षा प्रतिक्रिया है।"
黑色素化
Transliteration: hēisèsù huà
Script: 中文汉字
"黑色素化是昆虫抵抗寄生虫感染的重要防御机制。"
흑화
Transliteration: heukhwa
Script: 한국어 한글
"곤충의 흑화 현상은 병원균에 대한 면역 반응과 관련이 있습니다."
黒化
Transliteration: kokka
Script: 日本語
"昆虫における黒化は、生体防御において重要な役割を果たします。"
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