pigmentation

[ pig-muhn-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. coloration, especially of the skin.

  2. Biology. coloration with or deposition of pigment.

Origin of pigmentation

1
1865–70; <Late Latin pigmentāt(us) painted, colored (see pigment, -ate1) + -ion

Other words from pigmentation

  • hy·per·pig·men·ta·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for pigmentation

pigmentation

/ (ˌpɪɡmənˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. coloration in plants, animals, or man caused by the presence of pigments

  2. the deposition of pigment in animals, plants, or man

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