Synonyms & related words for melanocyte

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of melanocyte. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to melanocyte

Explore words related to melanocyte — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include melanoblast, melanogenesis, melanoid, fibroblastic, fibroblast, melanin, intermedin, epidermal. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does melanocyte come from?

The word melanocyte breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: melano-, from Greek melas (“black, dark”); and cyte, from Greek kytos (“hollow vessel, cell”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.