phaeopigment

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounphaeopigment (plural phaeopigments)

plural phaeopigments · alternative pheopigment

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

Origin

From phaeo- + pigment.

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phaeopigment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phaeopigment

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