melanic

See also: melànic

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænɪk

Adjective

melanic (comparative more melanic, superlative most melanic)

1. Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.
2. (soil science) Melanocratic.
3. (archaic, ethnology) black-haired
   • 1842, James Laurie, System of Universal Geography: Founded on the Works of Malte-Brun and Balbi‎^[1], London: Stevenson & Co., page 106:

     The melanic, or black class, includes all individuals or races who have black hair; […]

Derived terms

• lipomelanic

Noun

melanic (plural melanics)

1. A creature, such as a moth, exhibiting melanism.

Anagrams

• manicle, cnemial

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélanique.

Adjective

melanic m or n (feminine singular melanică, masculine plural melanici, feminine and neuter plural melanice)

1. melanic

Declension

Declension of melanic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	melanic		melanică	melanici	melanice
	definite	melanicul		melanica	melanicii	melanicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	melanic		melanice	melanici	melanice
	definite	melanicului		melanicei	melanicilor	melanicelor