Pigment vs Lipochrome - What's the difference?
pigment | lipochrome |
(biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
(obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
As nouns the difference between pigment and lipochrome
is that pigment is any color in plant or animal cells while lipochrome is any naturally-occurring, fat-soluble pigment such as carotenes or chlorophyll.As a verb pigment
is to add color or pigment to something.pigment
English
(wikipedia pigment)Noun
(en noun)- Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.
- Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.
- (Sir Walter Scott)