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Pigment vs Xylindein - What's the difference?

pigment | xylindein |

As nouns the difference between pigment and xylindein

is that pigment is pigment while xylindein is a quinone pigment, a dimeric naphthoquinone derivative, responsible for the characteristic bluish-green stain of wood infected by the chlorociboria aeruginascens mushroom.

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

    Verb

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

    * pigmentation

    Anagrams

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    xylindein

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A quinone pigment, a dimeric naphthoquinone derivative, responsible for the characteristic bluish-green stain of wood infected by the Chlorociboria aeruginascens mushroom.