coloration
Example Sentences
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And yet atollas gain their reddish coloration from pigments called porphyrins, which don’t absorb blue light all that well and which, if exposed to bright light, emit toxins.
According to the researchers, this achievement not only deepens our understanding of the biological and chemical foundations of animal coloration, but also highlights a powerful new biotechnology.
From Science Daily
Not done waxing poetic about the eyes on the veritable Redford of retrievers, Leonberg also pointed out another benefit of his dog’s particular coloration.
From Salon
He recalled attending a meeting some years ago when GOP leaders gathered to discuss Colorado’s increasingly blue coloration.
From Los Angeles Times
The administration initially tried to give the NIH cuts a partisan coloration, suggesting that academic centers in blue states are fattening up on “indirect” research funding.
From Los Angeles Times
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