pigment

Meanings

Plural: pigments

Noun

• dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
• any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
• a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
  • "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
• Any color in plant or animal cells.
• A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder.
• Wine flavoured with spices and honey.

Verb

• acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
• color or dye with a pigment
  • "pigment a photograph"
• To add color or pigment to something.

Synonyms

paint