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pigmentation

pig muhn tay shuhn

  • n  the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
  • n  coloration of living tissues by pigment

  • Tinky Winky is an unspeakably devious subliminal reminder of the pigmentation of our President's skin.
  • I could not have done it if the color of the eye had been caused by pigmentation, as pigmentation cannot be altered.
  • Dark pigmentation is obviously protective.
News & Articles

  • Nine genes account for pigmentation in the fruit fly
    Individuals of a particular species generally differ from one another. We are clearly most adept at recognizing members of our own species, although dog and cat owners will be ready to confirm that their pets look unique. Differences within species relate to characteristics such as size and shape but also to color: it is not only humans that show a wide range of skin pigmentation. Nevertheless ...
    June 11, 2013 - Science Daily
Quotes

  • Steve Biko in Dispatch Online
    What Biko said is: "Blackness is not a matter of pigmentation but a reflection of a mental attitude."
  • Guy Williams in Kansas City Star
    In the end, what we ended up doing was reining back on the saturation, toning down the brightness of it all,Williams says. "Another trick that we thought of was using the blue in the highlight more than in the actual pigmentation of the...

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