Unpigmented
noun
1.
a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
2.
a coloring matter or substance.
3.
Biology. any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or plants colors them.
verb (used with object)
4.
to color; add pigment to.
verb (used without object)
5.
to become pigmented; acquire color; develop pigmentation:
a poor quality of paper that doesn’t pigment well.
noun
1.
a substance occurring in plant or animal tissue and producing a characteristic colour, such as chlorophyll in green plants and haemoglobin in red blood
2.
any substance used to impart colour
3.
a powder that is mixed with a liquid to give a paint, ink, etc
pigment pig·ment (pĭg’mənt)
n.
A substance used as coloring.
Dry coloring matter, usually an insoluble powder to be mixed with water, oil, or another base to produce paint and similar products.
A substance that produces a characteristic color in tissue.
A medicinal preparation applied to the skin like paint.
v. pig·ment·ed, pig·ment·ing, pig·ments
To color with pigment.
pigment
(pĭg’mənt)
An organic compound that gives a characteristic color to plant or animal tissues and is involved in vital processes. Chlorophyll, which gives a green color to plants, and hemoglobin, which gives blood its red color, are examples of pigments.
A substance or material used as coloring.
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