dark pigment

collocation in English

meaningsofdarkandpigment

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dark
adjective
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/dɑːk/us
/dɑːrk/
with little or ...
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pigment
noun[C or U]
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/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 ofdarkandpigmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Darkpigmentreaches under the pneumostome from back to front.
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As a result,darkpigmentis limited to the coldest areas of the body, that is, the extremities.
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With this technology, light is directed at the hair and is absorbed bydarkpigment, resulting in the destruction of the hair follicle.
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The cerebral cluster of eyes is obscured due todarkpigmentof the median line.
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It is characterized by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin and relatively low levels of thedarkpigmenteumelanin.
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Even in the most extreme gregaria forms a few spots of ground-colour show through thedarkpigmentof the lateral band.
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For example, some class rings are coated with adarkpigment, called antiquing, to darken their appearance.
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The spider has six obsolescent eyes; they are nearly absent and have nodarkpigment.
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It is characterized by higher levels of thedarkpigmenteumelanin and lower levels of the pale pigment pheomelanin.
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The amount ofdarkpigmenton the belly varies from virtually nothing to almost completely black.
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Anydarkpigmenton the belly is diffuse, the blotches there usually not being wider than one scale.
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The dark colour is due to the presence of thedarkpigmentmelanin.
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Red hair has far more of the pigment pheomelanin than it has of thedarkpigmenteumelanin.
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Commonly these products deposit as microscopic particles in the skin, in effect adarkpigment.
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This color change is brought about by the movement ofdarkpigmentgranules.
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They commonly havedarkpigment, black pads, black noses and black pigment inside the mouth.
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The snake has the ability to change color through the movement of itsdarkpigmentgranules.
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It is caused by higher levels of the naturaldarkpigmenteumelanin, and lower levels of the pale pigment pheomelanin.
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Burnt and mixed with animal fat, it made adarkpigmentfor "moko" tattooing.
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There are twodarkpigmentspots on the inner surface of the fore-femur.
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