pigment in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   paint  pigment 
   
2. dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
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3. any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
   pigment 
   

1. color or dye with a pigment
   "pigment a photograph"
   pigment 
   
2. acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
   pigment