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
a dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
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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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From Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), itself from pingō (“I paint”) + -mentum.
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pigment n. (??? please provide the plural and diminutive!)
- 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
