pigmentation

[pig-muh n-tey-shuh n]

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noun

coloration, especially of the skin.
Biology. coloration with or deposition of pigment.

Origin of pigmentation

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

Related formshy·per·pig·men·ta·tion, noun

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Related Words for pigmentation

hue, complexion, tinge, glow, coloration, intensity, stain, paint, tint, texture, coloring, skin, blemish, blotch, mole, tone, trace, tincture, cast, color

Examples from the Web for pigmentation

Historical Examples of pigmentation

An accident of pigmentation, only that had brought him to this.
Grove of the Unborn
Lyn Venable
It calls it 'Pigmentation'—the 'pigmentation of the mature virgin.'
Too Old for Dolls
Anthony Mario Ludovici
The male Silky transmitted the pigmentation, but only to his daughters.
Mendelism
Reginald Crundall Punnett
In the iris, the pigmentation assumes a particular character.
The Races of Man
Joseph Deniker
The pigmentation of the body is not always so pronounced as in the Gorilla.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for pigmentation

pigmentation

noun

coloration in plants, animals, or man caused by the presence of pigments
the deposition of pigment in animals, plants, or man

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Word Origin and History for pigmentation

1866, from pigment + -ation. Perhaps modeled on French.

pigmentation in Medicine

pigmentation

[pĭg′mən-tā′shən]

Coloration of tissues by pigment.
Deposition of pigment by cells.