pigmentation
English Thesaurus
1. coloration of living tissues by pigment (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | chromatism, |
| definition | : | abnormal pigmentation (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | melanoderma, |
| definition | : | abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin (noun.attribute) |
2. the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | deposit, deposition, |
| definition | : | the natural process of laying down a deposit of something (noun.process) |
3. coloration of living tissues by pigment (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | depigmentation, |
| definition | : | absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pigment, pigment, |
| definition | : | acquire pigment; become colored or imbued (verb.change) |
| antonym | : | depigmentation, |
| definition | : | absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pigment, pigment, |
| definition | : | acquire pigment; become colored or imbued (verb.change) |
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