pigment

[US]/ˈpɪɡmənt/
[UK]/ˈpɪɡmənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (powdery) substance used to add color; natural dye.

Phrases & Collocations

natural pigment

synthetic pigment

color pigment

pigment powder

pigment dispersion

red pigment

pigment printing

organic pigment

retinal pigment

titanium pigment

pearlescent pigment

ceramic pigment

white pigment

pigment dyeing

photosynthetic pigment

pigment paste

skin pigment

mineral pigment

inorganic pigment

pearl pigment

age pigment

bile pigment

Example Sentences

The photosynthetic pigment in bacteria is bacteriochlorophyll.

melanophore A black chromatophore or pigment cell;

The extraction of gardenia pigment from gardenin fruit and the feasibility and condition of wool dyeing with gardenia pigment were studied.

cells which can form pigment migrate beneath the skin.

Pigment is insolvable. So choose the ink which is easily dispersable.

Permanent violet RL is high-grade organic pigment of carbazole dioxathion.

The key points for extraction of natural edible purpurin and blue pigment are described.

It can pre-cleaning most of pigment on the belt by water or scarper.

Nontoxic pigment, Titanium Yellow, Transparent Iron Oxide, Colourant;

The pigment fraction in the pylen filament yarn was better to be 2%~3%.

In this paper, the extraction depurate and physico-chemical characterization of red Pigment for myrica rubra S.et Z. were developed.

Flavins are light-sensitive yellow pigments with an absorption peak around 370nm.

Pearlescent or luster pigments are widely employed in many fields for their jewelly tinct and excellent properties.

Main Ingredient:capsaicin, paprica pigment, proteid, organic sugar, vitamin and so on.

a red pigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light.

The spectrogram suggested that the absorption peak of the pigment was 627nm in alkalinous condition, 527nm in acidic condition.

Lack of the chlorolabe pigment in the retinal cone cells results in inability to discriminate green colors, or deuteranopia.

The pale brown-yellow pigment is lipochrome that has accumulated as the atrophic and dying cells undergo autophagocytosis.

Real-world Examples

" It only affects a particular pigment, " says Seleem.

Source: Newsweek

You don't want to handle the pigments and then go out to lunch.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Van Gogh used earth and sand pigments.

Source: English little tyrant

So you put on a translucent pigment.

Source: Oxford University's "The Beautiful Princess"

Dr Subramanian already has one new pigment to his name.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

This is the same pigment that we find in carrots.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

Your eyes don't have any pigment or melanin in them.

Source: The Ellen Show

Alright, so the other type is bilirubin or pigmented gallstones.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

Highly saturated colors are brighter or richer, while desaturated colors have less pigment.

Source: Popular Science Essays

But these fish have skin pigments built like nothing else on earth.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

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