adjective
- having developed or containing melanin; darkened by the presence of melanin pigment
Usage: biological; medical
Examples
- The melanized skin provided better protection against UV radiation.
- Scientists studied the melanized feathers of the bird species.
- The melanized areas of the tissue appeared darker under the microscope.
- Certain fungi produce melanized cell walls for protection.
- The melanized spots on the leaf indicated a fungal infection.
- Researchers examined melanized neurons in the brain tissue.