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pigmentation

[pig-muhn-tey-shuhn] / ˌpɪg mənˈteɪ ʃən /






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Higgsfield, a platform for generating virtual models, gives creators options to add scars, burns, albinism -- a lack of melanin pigmentation -- and vitiligo, which causes white patches on the skin.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Officials are urging hunters not to consume any meat from an animal with signs of the blue pigmentation in their meat or fat, and to report the find to officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Nasal tanners are designed to be sprayed into the nostrils and claim to work by administering a substance known as Melanotan II, a chemical that darkens skin pigmentation.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

One of them, for example, is responsible for the pigmentation of the maggots' teeth, while another is responsible for the formation of the striped pattern on the fly's abdomen.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

I would merely change my pigmentation and allow people to draw their own conclusions.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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