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pig·ment
 pigment
- pronunciation:
- pIg
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
anything that is used to or serves to provide color.
Chlorophyll is a plant pigment.- synonyms:
- color, colorant, coloring, tincture
- similar words:
- dye, dyestuff, paint, stain, tint
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| definition 2: |
a powdered substance that can be suspended in oil, water, or the like to make a coloring material such as paint or ink.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pigmented, pigmenting, pigments |
| definition: |
to treat with a pigment so as to color.
- synonyms:
- color, dye, tincture
- similar words:
- paint, shade, stain, tinge, tint
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| related words: |
color |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become colored by or as if by a pigment.
- synonyms:
- color, dye
- similar words:
- shade, stain
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| related words: |
color |
| derivation: |
pigmentary (adj.) |
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