pigment

(noun, verb)

noun

1. dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

Definition categories: substance, color, colour

2. any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color

Definition categories: substance, color, colour

3. 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

- artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably

Similar word(s): paint

Definition categories: man–made, coat, coating, color, colour

Sentences with pigment as a noun:

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

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

verb

1. acquire pigment; become colored or imbued

Definition categories: change, hue

2. color or dye with a pigment

- pigment a photograph

Definition categories: change, color, colorise, colorize, colour, colourise, colourize