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| albino |
a human or animal that is born without normal coloring. Albinos have very pale skin and hair and pink eyes. Plants can also be albinos. |
| Bertillon system |
a system used before the adoption of fingerprinting for identification, esp. of criminals, through records of bodily measurements, markings, coloring, and the like. |
| camouflage |
a way of hiding something by covering or coloring it so that it looks like its surroundings. The military uses camouflage to hide people, buildings, or vehicles from the enemy. [2 definitions] |
| -chrome |
color or coloring matter; pigment. [1/3 definitions] |
| coloration |
arrangement or appearance of color; coloring. [1/2 definitions] |
| crayon |
a colored stick or pencil made of wax. A crayon is used for drawing and coloring. |
| eosin |
a red crystalline powder, used in staining tissues for microscopic viewing, in coloring gasoline, and in ink manufacturing. |
| ethylene |
a colorless, flammable organic gas used in coloring citrus fruit, making organic synthetics, and anesthesia. |
| euglena |
any of various freshwater flagellates of the genus Euglena, characterized by a single flagellum, light-sensitive eyespot, and usually bright green coloring. |
| frosted |
given an appearance of frost, as by coating glass with a translucent substance or by coloring ends or strands of hair in a lighter color than the rest of one's hair. [1/4 definitions] |
| green alga |
any of numerous algae with green coloring, such as sea lettuce. |
| hair stylist |
a person who creates the style for a person's hair, often using techniques of cutting, curling, weaving, braiding, and coloring. |
| henna |
a reddish dyestuff used in coloring hair and leather. [1/4 definitions] |
| lipstick |
a substance used for coloring the lips. |
| margarine |
a food used in place of butter. Margarine is made of vegetable oil, milk, coloring, and other ingredients. |
| marking |
a pattern of marks or coloring on a plant or animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| neodymium |
a rare-earth metallic chemical element that has sixty protons in each nucleus and that occurs most frequently as a trivalent ion in salts and minerals, used esp. in coloring high-quality optical glass. (symbol: Nd) |
| paint |
a liquid mixture of material including coloring agents or pigments, used to cover the surface of something or create pictures. [2/10 definitions] |
| pale |
of whitish coloring; pallid. [1/5 definitions] |
| pigment |
a powder that is mixed with oil or water to make paint, ink, or another coloring material. [1/2 definitions] |
| pigmentation |
the process of coloring by using a pigment. [1/2 definitions] |
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