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pigment
[ pig-muhnt ]
noun
- a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- a coloring matter or substance.
- Biology. any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or plants colors them.
verb (used with object)
- to color; add pigment to.
verb (used without object)
- to become pigmented; acquire color; develop pigmentation:
a poor quality of paper that doesn't pigment well.
pigment
/ ˈɪɡəԳ /
noun
- a substance occurring in plant or animal tissue and producing a characteristic colour, such as chlorophyll in green plants and haemoglobin in red blood
- any substance used to impart colour
- a powder that is mixed with a liquid to give a paint, ink, etc
pigment
/ ĭ′əԳ /
- An organic compound that gives a characteristic color to plant or animal tissues and is involved in vital processes. Chlorophyll, which gives a green color to plants, and hemoglobin, which gives blood its red color, are examples of pigments.
- A substance or material used as coloring.
Derived Forms
- ˈ辱Գٲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- p·辱mԳ· adjective
- ԴDz·辱mԳ· adjective
- ܲ·辱mԳ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pigment1
Example Sentences
Orange, yellow and red pigments exert the most influence over skin, and orange seems to reign supreme.
The increased protein activates a molecular pathway that produces a light red pigment, researchers reported last month in two bioRxiv preprints.
They began testing to see if it could benefit melanocytes, the skin cells that produce melanin, the dark pigment in question.
The retina, a light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, consumes more oxygen than any other tissue in the body and relies on the retinal pigment epithelium cell layer to function properly.
Known for his unique, organic and graphic style of portraiture brought to life with his own hand-crafted coffee pigments, the New York-based painter is showing his most ambitious collection of work to date.
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