Home › Words › N › neuromelaninneuromelaninneuromelanin · noun — A dark pigment present in parts of the brain.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom neuro- + melanin.nounA dark pigment present in parts of the brainDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.eumelanin 66% match — A dark brown pigment related to melanin vs neuromelanin →pyomelanin 61% match — A pigment, related to melanin, that results from the catabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine vs neuromelanin →allomelanin 60% match — An oxidised form of the pigment melanin present in some plants such as black oat vs neuromelanin →pheomelanin 59% match — A brown pigment produced by melanocytes vs neuromelanin →nigral 59% match — Of or pertaining to the substantia nigra vs neuromelanin →melanolysosome 58% match — A dark-coloured lysosome. vs neuromelanin →dopachrome 58% match — A quinone, derived from L-DOPA, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of melanin vs neuromelanin →nigrosome 57% match — A small cluster of dopaminergic cells within the substantia nigra vs neuromelanin →