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Meaning of Pigment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈpɪɡ.mənt

Definitions

Any color in plant or animal cells.
A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder.
Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
obsolete

Equivalents

العربية الصبغة خضاب دم

Български багри́ло оцветявам

Bosanski li pigment vari vari пигмент

Català pigment pigmentar

Čeština barvivo

Deutsch Farbpigment Farbstoff Pigment pigmentieren

Ελληνικά βαφή

Español pigmentar pigmento

Suomi pigmentti väri väriaine värijauhe värjätä

Français pigment

Gaeilge lí

Gàidhlig dath

Galego pigmento

हिन्दी रंजक

Hrvatski li pigment vari vari пигмент

Bahasa Indonesia pigmen

日本語色素顔料

ქართული პიგმენტი

한국어 색소

Kurdî li

Latina pigmentum

Te Reo Māori kano tae

Nederlands kleuren kleurstof pigment pigmenteren

Polski pigment

Português pigmentar pigmento

Română pigmenta

Русский краситель пигмент

Српски li pigment vari vari пигмент

Svenska pigment

Tagalog dinsol

Українська барвник фарбник

Tiếng Việt sắc tố

Examples

“Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.”

“Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.”

“Oswald, broach the oldest wine-cask; place the best mead, the richest morat, the most sparkling cyder, the most odoriferous pigment, upon the board; […]”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of Pigment | Babel Free

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