melas
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
Definition of melas
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of leprosy, particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin.
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noun
- (obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of leprosy, particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin.
- (uncommon, uncountable)Synonym of melasma.
- (form-of, plural)plural of mela
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable)Acronym of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (“a condition, caused by malfunctioning mitochondria, that causes encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and events similar to strokes”).
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”).
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