pigmentousadj.

Brit.

/pɪɡˈmɛntəs/, U.S.

/pɪɡˈmɛn(t)əs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: pigment n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < pigment n. + -ous suffix, probably after scientific Latin pigmentosus pigmentose adj. Compare later pigmentose adj. and pigmentary adj. 2.

Chiefly Biology and Medicine.

= pigmentary adj. 2.

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pigmentous1839

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the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [adjective] > of natural bodies

pigmentous1839

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pigmentose1874

biochromic1944

1839 G. Newport in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 961/1 The exterior surface of the retina being covered by a dark pigmentous membrane.

1878 Scribner's Monthly Sept. 663/2 Pure black diamonds do not exist, though many are black and opaque from a pigmentous coloring matter.

1974 Investigative Ophthalmol. 13 288 (title) The vitamin A transporting protein complex in human hereditary pigmentous retinal dystrophy.

1991 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 311 179 The parabrachial pigmentous and paranigral subdivisions are known to differ in their functional responses to injected neurotensin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pigmentous
释义	pigmentousadj. Brit. /pɪɡˈmɛntəs/, U.S. /pɪɡˈmɛn(t)əs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: pigment n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < pigment n. + -ous suffix, probably after scientific Latin pigmentosus pigmentose adj. Compare later pigmentose adj. and pigmentary adj. 2. Chiefly Biology and Medicine. = pigmentary adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > pigment > [adjective] pigmentous1839 pigmental1840 pigmentary1842 the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [adjective] > of natural bodies pigmentous1839 pigmental1840 pigmentary1842 pigmentose1874 biochromic1944 1839 G. Newport in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 961/1 The exterior surface of the retina being covered by a dark pigmentous membrane. 1878 Scribner's Monthly Sept. 663/2 Pure black diamonds do not exist, though many are black and opaque from a pigmentous coloring matter. 1974 Investigative Ophthalmol. 13 288 (title) The vitamin A transporting protein complex in human hereditary pigmentous retinal dystrophy. 1991 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 311 179 The parabrachial pigmentous and paranigral subdivisions are known to differ in their functional responses to injected neurotensin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1839
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