phaeopigment

noun

Etymology

From phaeo- + pigment.

  1. derived from pigmentum
  2. inherited from pigment
  3. prefixed as phaeopigment — “phaeo + pigment

Definitions

  1. A non-photosynthetic pigment which is the degradation product of algal chlorophyll…

    A non-photosynthetic pigment which is the degradation product of algal chlorophyll pigments. It is commonly formed during and after marine phytoplankton blooms.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for phaeopigment. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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