PHAEOMELANIN Antonyms
Definition of PHAEOMELANIN
Best Opposite Words For PHAEOMELANIN
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black | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) • popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) • total absence of light • (board games) the darker pieces • a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today • black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) adjective satellite • marked by anger or resentment or hostility • offering little or no hope • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood • extremely dark • harshly ironic or sinister • (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading • distributed or sold illicitly • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame • (of coffee) without cream or sugar • soiled with dirt or soot verb • make or become black | ||||||||
brown | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an orange of low brightness and saturation • Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858) • abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859) • a university in Rhode Island adjective satellite • of a color similar to that of wood or earth • (of skin) deeply suntanned verb • fry in a pan until it changes color • make brown in color | ||||||||
dark | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||||
melanin | nounn | |||||||
noun • insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers | ||||||||
pigment | nounn | |||||||
noun • dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) • any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color • a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating verb • acquire pigment; become colored or imbued • color or dye with a pigment | ||||||||
red | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood • a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana • emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries • the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue adjective satellite • of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies • characterized by violence or bloodshed • (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion | ||||||||
tan | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun • a light brown the color of topaz • ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle adjective satellite • of a light yellowish-brown color verb • treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather • get a tan, from wind or sun | ||||||||
unknown | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • not known noun • an unknown and unexplored region • anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found • a variable whose values are solutions of an equation adjective satellite • being or having an unknown or unnamed source • not known to exist • not famous or acclaimed • not known before | ||||||||
yellow | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons adjective satellite • of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk • easily frightened • changed to a yellowish color by age • typical of tabloids • cowardly or treacherous • affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc verb • turn yellow | ||||||||
eumelanin | nounn | |||||||
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