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pigment

nounverb /pɪgmənt/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 16
Definitions
noun

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”

verb

acquire pigment; become colored or imbued

noun

any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color

verb

color or dye with a pigment

“pigment a photograph”

noun

dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

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