mel·a·no·cyte (m?l??-n?-s?t?)n. An epidermal cell capable of synthesizing melanin.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.melanocyte (?m?l?n???sa?t) n (Anatomy) anatomy zoology a cell, usually in the epidermis, that contains melaninCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014me?lan?o?cyte (m??læn ??sa?t, ?m?l ? n?-) n. a cell that produces the dark pigment melanin. [1885?90] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.