pigment
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.