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melanocyte
noun
(me-la-no-cyte)
an epidermal cell that produces melanin
melanocyte
noun
(me-la-no-cyte)
any of several vertebrate hormones of the pituitary gland that darken the skin by stimulating melanin dispersion in pigment-containing cells
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