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pigmentation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pigmentation has 2 senses
- pigmentation(n = noun.process) - the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings; is a kind of deposit, deposition
- pigmentation(n = noun.attribute) - coloration of living tissues by pigment; is a kind of coloration, colouration
Derived form verb pigment1
has particulars: chromatism, melanoderma
Antonym: depigmentation
Derived form verb pigment1
CIDE DICTIONARY
pigmentation, n.
A deposition, esp. an excessive deposition, of coloring matter; as, pigmentation of the liver. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pigmentation, n.
1 the natural colouring of plants, animals, etc.
2 the excessive colouring of tissue by the deposition of pigment.
1 the natural colouring of plants, animals, etc.
2 the excessive colouring of tissue by the deposition of pigment.
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