Pigment



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 天然色素; 干粉颜料
• ［英］ n. 天然色素 ( a coloring matter in animals and plants) ; 干粉颜料 ( a powdered substance that imparts colors to other materials)
• ［记］ 联想记忆: pigmeat ( 猪肉, 肉感女人) -> pigment ( 色素)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, spice, dye, from Latin ~um coloring substance, from pingere to paint — more at paint
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials; especially a powdered substance that is mixed with a liquid in which it is relatively insoluble and used especially to impart color to coating materials (as paints) or to inks, plastics, and rubber
• 2. a coloring matter in animals and plants especially in a cell or tissue; also any of various related colorless substances
• ? ~ary adjective

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1900
• to color with or as if with ~

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