pigmentation
pronunciation
How to pronounce pigmentation in British English:
UK [ˌpɪgmenˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce pigmentation in American English:
US [ˌpɪɡmənˈteʃən]
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- Noun:
- the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
- coloration of living tissues by pigment
Word Origin
- pigmentation (n.)
- 1866, from pigment + -ation. Perhaps modeled on French.
Example
- 1. The final picture shows pigmentation preserved in a fossil feather .
- 2. Eating it often can relieve patches of pigmentation .
- 3. Darker pigmentation , as for humans , may therefore offer some protection .
- 4. The top layer of skin eventually dissipates , taking with it the sun-damaged pigmentation , says dr. jaliman .
- 5. Ecology and evolutionary biology expert dr allan baker , from the university of toronto , said the antarctic penguin was black because it had lost control of its pigmentation patterns .