NOUN | process | pigmentation | the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings |
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attribute | pigmentation | coloration of living tissues by pigment |
Sounds | pih.gmahntey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings. | |
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Broader | deposition, deposit | The natural process of laying down a deposit of something |
Verbs | pigment | acquire pigment |
Meaning | coloration of living tissues by pigment. | |
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Narrower | chromatism | Abnormal pigmentation |
melanoderma | abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin | |
Broader | coloration, colouration | appearance with regard to color |
Opposite | depigmentation | absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair |
Spanish | pigmentación | |
Adjectives | unpigmented | having no pigmentation |
Verbs | pigment | acquire pigment |
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