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phaeopigment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phaeopig-ment
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-photosynthetic pigment which is the degradation product of algal chlorophyll pigments. It is commonly formed during and after marine phytoplankton blooms.

Etymology

From phaeo- + pigment.

Inflected Forms

phaeopigments (plural) pheopigment (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

phaeochrome

Questions

What does phaeopigment mean?
A non-photosynthetic pigment which is the degradation product of algal chlorophyll pigments. It is commonly formed during and after marine phytoplankton blooms.
Where does phaeopigment come from?
From phaeo- + pigment.

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