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1 technical term for gray or white hair (8)
_a______e_
3 a type of congenital canities present in people who are born without pigment in skin, hair, and eyes (8)
___n__
4 canities results from the loss of the hairs natural _______ (7)
_i______
6 one of two types of canities; when the hair follicle produces less melanin as the result of aging and genetics (8)
a______e_
7 a variety of canities where alternating bands of gray and pigmented hair appear throughout the length of the hair strand (6)
___n_e_

Explanation:

1. The technical term for gray or white hair with 8 - letter and the given letter pattern is "CANITIES".
2. The condition of people born without pigment in skin, hair, and eyes with 8 - letter and the given letter pattern is "ALBINISM".
3. Canities results from the loss of the hair's natural "PIGMENT" which has 7 letters and starts with 'I'.
4. When the hair follicle produces less melanin due to aging and genetics, the 8 - letter term with the given pattern is "POLIOCANITIES".
5. The variety of canities with alternating bands of gray and pigmented hair with 6 - letter and the given pattern is "MOTLEY".

Answer:

1. CANITIES
2. ALBINISM
3. PIGMENT
4. POLIOCANITIES
5. MOTLEY