English-German translations for pigment

• Farbstoff der
• Pigment das
  Von Tansanias 39 Millionen Einwohnern leiden 270 000 an dem genetischen Defekt, der durch ein rezessives Gen verursacht wird, wodurch der Haut die Pigmente fehlen. There are 39 million Tanzanians, 270 thousand of which suffer from a genetic defect caused by the presence of a recessive gene which means their skin lacks pigment.

Definition of pigment

• Any color in plant or animal cells
• A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
• Wine flavoured with spices and honey
• To add color or pigment to something

Examples

• Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants green colouring.
• Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.

Related words

• pigmentation
• pigmentate
• hypopigmentation
• hyperpigmentation
• depigmentation
• depigment
• depigmentating
• bile pigment
• opaque pigment