melanotropic

adjective

me·la·no·tro·pic | \ mə-ˌlan-ə-ˈtrō-pik

, ˌmel-ə-nō-

, -ˈträp-ik\

variants: also melanotrophic \ -ˈtrō-fik

Medical Definition of melanotropic

: promoting the formation and deposit of melanin melanotropic activity melanotropic agents