as in coloration
the natural coloring of people, animals, or plants
Chlorophyll causes the green pigmentation in plants.
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Recent Examples of pigmentation
The Colossal team thus engineered two other genes that shut down black and red pigmentation, leading to the dire wolf’s characteristic light color without causing any harm in the edited gray wolf genome.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Photos show the new species, which has no pigmentation.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
Rooted in the grisaille tradition, Sherald strips her figures of pigmentation, not to obscure their identity, but to resist the flattening visual shorthand that so often surrounds Black life.
—Najha Zigbi-Johnson, Essence, 30 Apr. 2025
Mammals Diversified Much More Rapidly 66 Million Years Ago
A Breakthrough in Color
Much of this evolutionary and ecological data about early mammals has remained unknown due to the scarcity of information about the pigmentation and coloration of extinct mammal coats.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Photos show the new species, which has no pigmentation.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
Rooted in the grisaille tradition, Sherald strips her figures of pigmentation, not to obscure their identity, but to resist the flattening visual shorthand that so often surrounds Black life.
—Najha Zigbi-Johnson, Essence, 30 Apr. 2025
Mammals Diversified Much More Rapidly 66 Million Years Ago
A Breakthrough in Color
Much of this evolutionary and ecological data about early mammals has remained unknown due to the scarcity of information about the pigmentation and coloration of extinct mammal coats.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigmentation
Noun
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Dr Kaelin is a senior scientist in genetics at Stanford Medicine who has been studying the genetics of coloration and color patterns in mammals for more than two decades.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The findings not only elucidated the peculiar origins of some cats’ charismatic coloration, but also revealed new insights about a familiar gene.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Spring Cascade channels the romantic gardens of Provence with soft pink, purple, and green tones that feel grounded in nature but delicately styled.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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But the tone and the mood of the room and the lighting is very strong and dramatic.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
29 May 2025
Noun
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De Castellane worked with navy as a base color for city locations and beige for resort hotels, with touches of pale pink, light blue and celadon.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
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In the black-and-white entryway, a citrusy orange Jonathan Adler bowl (that Sacks uses as a vase) hints at all the color to come.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
5 June 2025
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“Pigmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigmentation. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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