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pigment

[ pig-muhnt ]

noun

  1. a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
  2. a coloring matter or substance.
  3. Biology. any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or plants colors them.


verb (used with object)

  1. to color; add pigment to.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become pigmented; acquire color; develop pigmentation:

    a poor quality of paper that doesn't pigment well.

pigment

/ ˈ±èɪɡ³¾É™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. a substance occurring in plant or animal tissue and producing a characteristic colour, such as chlorophyll in green plants and haemoglobin in red blood
  2. any substance used to impart colour
  3. a powder that is mixed with a liquid to give a paint, ink, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pigment

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  1. 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.
  2. A substance or material used as coloring.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è¾±²µ³¾±ð²Ô³Ù²¹°ù²â, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pigment1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pigmentum paint, equivalent to pig- (stem of pingere to paint ) + -mentum -ment
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pigment1

C14: from Latin pigmentum, from pingere to paint
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Example Sentences

Orange, yellow and red pigments exert the most influence over skin, and orange seems to reign supreme.

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The increased protein activates a molecular pathway that produces a light red pigment, researchers reported last month in two bioRxiv preprints.

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They began testing to see if it could benefit melanocytes, the skin cells that produce melanin, the dark pigment in question.

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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.

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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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