pigment

UK /ˈpɪɡ.mənt/ US /ˈpɪɡ.mənt/

noun 3verb 1

Definitions

noun

Any color in plant or animal cells.

Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.

A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder.

Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.

Wine flavoured with spices and honey.

Oswald, broach the oldest wine-cask; place the best mead, the richest morat, the most sparkling cyder, the most odoriferous pigment, upon the board; […]

verb

To add color or pigment to something.

Collocations

ADJ.

ancient, best, blue, bright, most, most, non-psychoactive, odoriferous

PIGMENT + NOUN

blood, clay, egyptian, tomatoes

PREP.

from, in, upon, with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surfa

paint

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.

Wiktionary

Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.

Wiktionary

Oswald, broach the oldest wine-cask; place the best mead, the richest morat, the most sparkling cyder, the most odoriferous pigment, upon the board; […]

Wiktionary

It is said that Lycopene, a pigment found in tomatoes, makes your skin beautiful and helps you lose weight.

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Scientists have discovered that an ancient pigment, called Egyptian blue, can be used as dusting powder to detect fingerprints.

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Some hippie writers invented the idea of a drug called "adrenochrome" which does not actually exist, but is homonymous with a non-psychoactive pigment.

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Usage Notes

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