Definition of pigment

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  • pigment is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • pigment is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
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Definition of pigment

  • 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 (noun)

    Examples

    1. artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably

    Synonyms

    1. paint
  • acquire pigment; become colored or imbued (verb)
  • any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color (noun)
  • color or dye with a pigment (verb)

    Examples

    1. pigment a photograph
  • dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) (noun)

See definition of pigment in Merriam Webster