green pigment

collocation in English

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green
adjective
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/ɡriːn/us
/ɡriːn/
of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour ...
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pigment
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/us
/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/
a substance that gives something a particular colour when it is present in it or is added ...
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(Definition ofgreenandpigmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this case, it appears to be thegreenpigmentin the strawberry leaves that was visible on the mammogram.
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This was repeated for several days until there was evidence for a decrease ingreenpigmentvia visual inspection and/or chlorophyll bands in the absorbance spectra.
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The leaves are of a darkgreenpigment, glossy in texture, and are tripinnate and appear divided.
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Another compound known only from the fungus, cristatomentin, is agreenpigmentwith a meroterpene chemical structure.
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The temperature-sensitive allele was not observable because at high temperatures, it caused an increase ingreenpigmentin hornworms that were already bright green.
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They produce energy from light and are named for theirgreenpigment, usually found in photosynthetic bodies called chlorosomes.
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Until the 19th century, verdigris was the most vibrantgreenpigmentavailable and was frequently used in painting.
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The palegreenpigmentcame from the artisans who used specific clays and potting techniques to create the style now associated with the name.
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The green colour in turacos comes from turacoverdin, the only truegreenpigmentin birds known to date.
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Alongside malachite, green frit was usually employed as agreenpigment.
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The green sheen is a structural coloration, chicken feathers does not have anygreenpigment.
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Faith, hope and charity, the angels clothed in white, green and red but the copper basedgreenpigmenthas discoloured with time, to bronze.
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Substances that may impart a greenish hue to one's skin include biliverdin, thegreenpigmentin bile, and ceruloplasmin, a protein that carries copper ions in chelation.
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It has traces of red and green pigments.
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A very high concentration of green pigments like chlorophyll might indicate the presence of an algal bloom, for example, due to eutrophication processes.
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The name has been used since at least the 1920s for an equal mix of orange and green pigments.
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Less frequent allergic reactions to black, purple, and green pigments have also been noted.
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