| 单词 | pigment |
| 释义 | pigment /pig"meuhnt/, n. 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. Biol. any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or plants colors them. v.t. 4. to color; add pigment to. v.i. 5. to become pigmented; acquire color; develop pigmentation: a poor quality of paper that doesn't pigment well. [1350-1400; ME < L pigmentum paint, equiv. to pig- (s. of pingere to PAINT) + -mentum -MENT] |
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