Pigmentation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pigmentation \Pig`men*ta"tion\, n. (Physiol.)
     A deposition, esp. an excessive deposition, of coloring
     matter; as, pigmentation of the liver.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pigmentation
       n 1: the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human
            beings
       2: coloration of living tissues by pigment [ant: {depigmentation}]