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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Singular
pigment

Plural
pigments

pigment (plural pigments)

  1. (biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
    Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.
  2. A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
    Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.

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Infinitive
to pigment

Third person singular
pigments

Simple past
pigmented

Past participle
pigmented

Present participle
pigmenting

to pigment (third-person singular simple present pigments, present participle pigmenting, simple past and past participle pigmented)

  1. (transitive) To add color or pigment to something.

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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)

  1. 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)

  1. pigment, coloring substance

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