unpigmentedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnpɪɡˈmɛntᵻd/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪɡm(ə)ntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪɡmən(t)ᵻd/ Containing no pigment; colourless.
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the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > absence of colour > [adjective]
huelessc1000
whiteOE
plainc1330
uncoloured1538
undyed1538
colourless1610
blank1667
unteinted1745
achromatic1759
achromic1762
etiolated1784
tintless1789
unshaded1823
achromatous1845
untinted1849
unpigmented1853
achromatistous1878
achromous1878
achroous1878
decolorized1879
etiolized1880
untoned1897
1853 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 11 261 A pigmented epidermal cell in the centre of the unpigmented area.
1898 P. Manson Trop. Dis. ii. 49 The earlier unpigmented phase [of the malaria parasite].
1943 Sci. & Mech. Spring 15/1 The mineral corundum unpigmented and of gemlike quality.
1971 R. Brewer Approach to Print vi. 77 The powder can be unpigmented, which means that it will assume the colour of the underlying ink after fusion.
2010 New Scientist 20 Mar. 65/4 Unpigmented as well as pigmented versions exist in both corals and anemones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1853- cutting-burnisher
- cutting-compass
- cutting-down
- cutting-down line
- cutting-edge
- cutting-engine
- cutting-gauge
- cutting-hook
- cutting-house
- cutting-in
- cutting-knife
- cutting-machine
- cutting-mill
- cutting-nipper
- cutting-out
- cutting-out scissors
- cutting-plane
- cutting-plate
- cutting-plier
- cutting-pot
- cutting-press
- cutting-print
- cutting-punch
- cutting-shoe
- cutting-spade