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Pigment vs Pheomelanin - What's the difference?

pigment | pheomelanin |

As nouns the difference between pigment and pheomelanin

is that pigment is pigment while pheomelanin is a brown pigment produced by melanocytes.

pigment

English

(wikipedia pigment)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
    • Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.
  • A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
    • Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.
  • (obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)

    Derived terms

    * pigmentary

    Related terms

    * pimiento

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add color or pigment to something.

    • Derived terms

    * pigmentation

    Anagrams

    * ----

    pheomelanin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A brown pigment produced by melanocytes

    • See also

    *eumelanin