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Noun: pigmentation  `pig-mun'tey-shun
  1. The deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
     
  2. Coloration of living tissues by pigment

Derived forms: pigmentations

See also: pigment, unpigmented

Type of: coloration, colouration [Brit, Cdn], deposit, deposition

Antonym: depigmentation

Encyclopedia: Pigmentation

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