pigment
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From Latin pigmentum (“‘pigment’”), itself from pingō (“‘I paint’”) + -mentum; variants of this word may have been known in Old English (e.g. 12th century pyhmentum).
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pigment (plural pigments)
- (biology) 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.
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any color in plant or animal cells
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to pigment (third-person singular simple present pigments, present participle pigmenting, simple past and past participle pigmented)
- (transitive) To add color or pigment to something.
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To add color or pigment
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- Anagrams of egimnpt
- temping
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From Latin pigmentum (“‘pigment’”), itself from pingō (“‘I paint’”) + -mentum.
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pigment n. (plural pigmenten, diminutive pigmentje, diminutive plural pigmentjes)
- pigment, coloring substance
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From Latin pigmentum (“‘pigment’”), itself from pingō (“‘I paint’”) + -mentum.
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pigment m. (plural pigments)
- pigment, coloring substance
