English-Swedish translations for pigment

• pigment ett
  Det finns 39 miljoner tanzanier och 270 tusen som lider av den genetiska defekt som orsakas av en recessiv gen, vilket betyder att deras hud saknar pigment.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.
  Jag tänker exempelvis på extrajungfruolivolja, vin, frukt och särskilt blodapelsiner från Sicilien, med deras unika pigment som är rikt på antioxidanter.I am thinking, for example, of extra-virgin olive oil, wine and fruit and, in particular, Sicilian blood oranges, unique in the world for their pigment that is rich in antioxidants.
• färgämne ett

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