melanocyte
1. [ noun ] (biology,anatomy) a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Related terms: epidermal_cell
Similar spelling:   melancholy
  melancholic
  Melanson
  melange
  Melancon
  melanosis
  melanize
  melanise
  melancholiac
  Melanesia