English-Italian translations for pigment

• pigmento
  Vi sono 39 milioni di tanzaniani, 270 000 dei quali soffrono di un difetto genetico causato dalla presenza di un gene recessivo che fa sì che la loro pelle sia priva di pigmento. 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.
  La Tanzania ha 150 000 abitanti che, a causa della mancanza del pigmento melanina, hanno gli occhi rossi, la pelle pallida e i capelli chiari. Tanzania has 150 000 inhabitants who, due to a shortage of the colour pigment melanin, have red eyes, pale skin and fair hair.

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