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pig·men·ta·tion

(pĭg′mən-tā′shən)

n. Biology

1. Coloration of tissues by pigment.

2. Deposition of pigment by cells.

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pigmentation

(ˌpɪɡmənˈteɪʃən)

1. (Biology) coloration in plants, animals, or man caused by the presence of pigments

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

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pig•men•ta•tion

(ˌpɪg mənˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. coloration, esp. of the skin.

2. Biol. coloration with or deposition of pigment.

[1865–70]

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Noun	1.	pigmentation - the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings deposition, deposit - the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
	2.	pigmentation - coloration of living tissues by pigment coloration, colouration - appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration" chromatism - abnormal pigmentation melanoderma - abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin depigmentation - absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair

Translations

تَخَضُّب، تَلَوُّن

pigmentace

pigmentering

Pigmentierung

elszínezõdésszínezõdés

litarháttur

pigmentazione

pigmentering

pigmentácia

renklenme

色素沉着

pigmentation

[ˌpɪgmənˈteɪʃən] N → pigmentación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pigmentation

[ˌpɪgmɛnˈteɪʃ^ən] n → pigmentation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pigmentation

n → Pigmentierung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pigmentation

[ˌpɪgmənˈteɪʃ/ən] n → pigmentazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pigment

(ˈpigmənt) noun

1. any substance used for colouring, making paint etc. People used to make paint and dyes from natural pigments.

2. a substance in plants or animals that gives colour to the skin, leaves etc. Some people have darker pigment in their skin than others.

ˌpigmenˈtation noun

colouring (of skin etc). Some illnesses cause a loss of pigmentation.

pig·men·ta·tion

n. pigmentación, coloración.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

pigmentation

n pigmentación f

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