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pigment vs phycobilin

phycobilin vs pigment

pigment and phycobilin both are nouns.

pigment is a verb but phycobilin is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pigment Yes No Yes No
phycobilin Yes No No No
As nouns, phycobilin is a hyponym of pigment; that is, phycobilin 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.)
  • phycobilin: water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria
pigment (noun) phycobilin (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 water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria
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) phycobilin (verb)
color or dye with a pigment
acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
Difference between pigment and phycobilin

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