pigment

Words with a similar base: pigment

'pigment'

[pigment.n.01] as in: dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

'pigment'

[pigment.n.02] as in: any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color

'pigment'

[paint.n.01] as in: 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

Examples:
artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably

'pigment'

[pigment.v.01] as in: acquire pigment; become colored or imbued

'pigment'

[pigment.v.02] as in: color or dye with a pigment

Examples:
pigment a photograph

Origins

					pigment (English)
└── pigmentum (Latin)
    └── pingo (Latin)

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