coloured pigment

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• pigment — /pig meuhnt/, n. 1. a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc. 2. a coloring matter or substance. 3. Biol. any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or… …   Universalium

• pigment epitheliopathy — acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE): an inflammatory disease of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE; see retina), characterized by the presence of multiple cream coloured irregular lesions scattered in the posterior …   Medical dictionary

• pigment epitheliopathy — acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE): an inflammatory disease of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE; see retina), characterized by the presence of multiple cream coloured irregular lesions scattered in the posterior …   The new mediacal dictionary

• pigment — noun (C, U) 1 a dry coloured powder that is mixed with oil, water etc to make paint 2 one of the natural substances in humans, plants, and animals that gives colour to skin, blood, hair etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pigment — Compounds that are coloured by the light they absorb. Light absorption is exploited by plants both as a means of energy capture (see: photosynthesis) and as a signalling mechanism (see: phytochrome) …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• visual pigment — ▪ physiology       any of a number of related substances that function in light reception (photoreception) by animals by transforming light energy into electrical (nerve) potentials.       It is believed that all animals employ the same basic… …   Universalium

• respiratory pigment — noun any of several coloured metal containing protein pigments which combine reversibly with oxygen and which are found in the tissues of invertebrates and whose role is to transport oxygen …   Wiktionary

• bile pigment — noun Any of several coloured compounds derived from porphyrin that are found in bile; principally bilirubin and biliverdin …   Wiktionary

• painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… …   Universalium

• Chromatophore — Zebrafish chromatophores mediate background adaptation on exposure to dark (top) and light environments (bottom). Chromatophores are pigment containing and light reflecting cells found in amphibians, fish, reptiles, crustaceans, and cephalopods.… …   Wikipedia

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