Pigment
WordNet
noun
(1) Dry coloring matter (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc)
verb
(2) Color or dye with a pigment
"Pigment a photograph"
(3) Acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , itself from + ; variants of this word may have been known in Old English (e.g. 12th century pyhmentum).
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.
Etymology
From , itself from + .
Etymology
From , itself from + .