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pigment vs haemosiderin

haemosiderin vs pigment

pigment and haemosiderin both are nouns.

pigment is a verb but haemosiderin is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pigment Yes No Yes No
haemosiderin Yes No No No
As nouns, haemosiderin is a hyponym of pigment; that is, haemosiderin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pigment:
  • pigment: dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
  • haemosiderin: a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism
pigment (noun) haemosiderin (noun)
a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism
dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
pigment (verb) haemosiderin (verb)
color or dye with a pigment
acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
Difference between pigment and haemosiderin

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