Pigment (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
Any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
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Meaning 3
Dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.).
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The artist mixed a vivid pigment with a binding agent to create a vibrant paint.
- The pigment in the lipstick gave her lips a deep red color.
- The manufacturer added a special pigment to the plastic to make it glow in the dark.
- The conservator carefully analyzed the pigment used in the ancient fresco to determine its composition.
- The bright pigment in the sunscreen helped protect her skin from the harsh UV rays.
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- Watercolour
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cobalt Ultramarine
- Lead Carbonate
- Chlorophyl
- Water-colour
- Alizarine
- Haem
- Titanic Oxide
- Payne's Gray
- Water-color
- Retinal
- Stannic Sulfide
- Protoheme
- Titania
- Prussian Blue
- Cupric Acetate
- Ceruse
- Haemosiderin
- Hematin
- Bistre
- Titanium Oxide
- Haemitin
- Chinese White