phaeopigment
English
noun
Definitions
- (biochemistry) A non-photosynthetic pigment which is the degradation product of algal chlorophyll pigments. It is commonly formed during and after marine phytoplankton blooms.
Etymology
Prefix from English pigment.
Origin
English
pigment
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- biopigment English
- copigment English
- cytopigment English
- depigment English
- interpigment English
- lipopigment English
- pheopigment English
- photopigment English
- phytopigment English
- pigment English
- pigmental English
- pigmentary English
- pigmentate English
- pigmentation English
- pigmentless English
- pigmentlike English
- pigmentocracy English
- pigmentous English
- repigment English
- pigment Middle English