pigment

/ˈpɪɡmənt/
verb
  1. To give color to something, especially by adding a pigment.
    • The tattoo artist pigments the skin with special inks.
    • The manufacturer pigments the plastic to make it bright red.
    • They pigment their own paints using natural powders.
noun
  1. A natural substance that gives color to living things, such as skin, hair, plants, or paint.
    • Chlorophyll is the green pigment in leaves that helps plants make food.
    • The artist mixed red and yellow pigment to make orange paint.
    • Melanin is the pigment that gives skin its color.
  2. A dry powder that is mixed with a liquid to make paint, ink, or dye.
    • The pigment in this ink is made from carbon black.
    • She bought a tube of blue pigment for her watercolor painting.
    • Ancient people used crushed minerals as pigment for cave drawings.
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