pigment

/pˈɪɡmənt/

/ˈpɪɡmənt/

Pigment

a dry substance that has to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint

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

synonyms : paint

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

to pigment

MAIN VERB

color or dye with a pigment

acquire pigment; become colored or imbued

Examples

1. Pigments also strengthen egg shells.

2. - I got pigment!

3. It has pigment.

4. This paint is pigmented.