Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pigmentation

/pˌɪɡməntˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: pig-men-ta-tion
IPA: /pˌɪɡməntˈeɪʃən/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Coloration of human, plant or animal tissue, especially by pigment.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It may hence be assumed that this apparently capillary pigmentation should be ascribed merely to an accumulation of pigment-molecules towards one side of the hepatic cells."
"The neoplasm which, since the time of Laennec, is known by the designation Melanosis, is to be carefully distinguished from this pigmentation of the ordinary structures of the lung, which has been designated Anthracosis."
"In order to help understand the pigmentary changes which occur throughout the aging process and in the management of aging skin, it is necessary to examine how pigmentation varies among different ethnicities."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pigment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English pigmentation From pigment + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pigmentations (plural)

Derived Forms

acropigmentation copigmentation depigmentation dermapigmentation dyspigmentation hyperpigmentation hypopigmentation keratopigmentation malpigmentation micropigmentation overpigmentation pigmentational

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce pigmentation?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˌɪɡməntˈeɪʃən/.
What does pigmentation mean?: Coloration of human, plant or animal tissue, especially by pigment.
Where does pigmentation come from?: Etymology tree English pigment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English pigmentation From pigment + -ation.

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