transitive verb
melan(in) + -ize
1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1
“Melanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melanize. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
melanize
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