a dry, powdery agent that possesses color. • non water soluble substance• generally more stable than ink
A material, such as titanium dioxide, added to pulp before it is formed into paper. White pigments boost brightness and opacity; colored pigments and dyes control the shade or change the color.
Any colouring agent used in paints or drawing materials; Particles with inherent colour that form paint when mixed with adhesive binders.
A coloring matter, especially in dry powdered form, used in paints etc.
A dry colored powder that when mixed with water or oil makes a colored paint.
(r) an insoluble compounding material used to impart color.
any substance which colors cells or tissues of plants or animals; soluble or insoluble.
The component that provides color in a paint and helps hide and protect the surface.
something that can be used as a colouring
The finely ground solid material which actually gives ink its color.
any coloring substance that produces a characteristic color
A compound with a characteristic color.
Any coloring agent, made from natural or synthetic substances, used in paints or drawing materials.
Insoluble mineral or organic powder used to coat or fill paper. Many pigments are mineral and inorganic compounds used in coating to give smooth surface and opacity.
A colouring material that is produced by our bodies.
An insoluble colorant (as opposed to dyes, which are soluble). Pigments generally have better fade-resistance and permanence than dyes.
Fine solid particles of colorant used to give color to printing inks.
A susbstance that imparts a characteristic color to plant or animal tissue (e.g., chlorophyll, hemoglobin).
Inorganic or organic, natural and synthetic chemical substances us to colour paints, inks etc.
Color. Usually refers to skin coloring but sometimes to other things like the color in a feather.
Finely ground, solid particles used to give color opacity to printing inks and coatings, usually insoluble in such a mixture.
A colorant added to gel coat or resin.
A substance that gives a characteristic color to plants and animals
Highly colored, insoluble substance used to impart color to other materials. White pigments, e.g., titanium dioxide, are dispersed in fiber polymers to produce delustered (semi-dull and dull) fibers. Colored pigments are added to polymer to create producer colored or solution dyed yarns.
a chemical substance that reflects only certain light rays and thus imparts color to an object.
The fine solid particles used to give color, body or opacity to printing inks. to top
Finely ground material or substances added to paper pulps and inks to give them colour, body and opacity.
Solid colouring matter ground down to powder like particles. Blended with a vehicle it gives printing ink its colour.
Colors in a raw and powdered form derived from mineral, plant or animal sources. In most cases powdered pigments must be mixed with a "medium" to form "paint". In the case of true fresco, pigments are mixed only with water and applied to a damp lime plaster surface. The lime itself is the binding medium that adheres the pigment to the intonaco permanently.
coloring agent derived from minerals and plants
A powder-form of color that can be combined with an acrylic base for paint or made into a "pigment dye." It isn't actually a dye, it sits on the surface of the fibers.
A molecule that often is used or a specific task in an organism, but that also gives the tissue it is found in a particular colour. Chlorophyll is the pigment used by plants to capture energy from sunlight, but also turns leaves green. The blood of most vertebrate animals is red because of the presence of haemoglobin which is the molecule that carries oxygen around the body.
An agent, usually a powder that colors paint or dye. In earlier times pigments were derived from rare earths like cobalt (blue), and metals like lead oxide (white), as well as other natural substances.
a substance that is used in coloring or dyeing The green pigment in leaves will fade when there is no sunshine or water.
Any natural colouring matter in the cells and tissues of plants and animals. In wheat, the main interest is in the yellow pigments, which are mainly carotenoids.
insoluble organic or inorganic substance which gives colour to paint when ground and suspended in vehicle (or medium) such as water or oil. Fresco paint is suspended in water and usually made of earth colours such as ochres and other minerals that can withstand the alkaline action of lime.
A dry substance that imparts color to other materials. Most pigments are metallic compounds, but organic compounds are also used. Some metallic pigments occur naturally, e.g., the oxides that produce the brilliant coloring of rocks and soil in the Western U.S. Amco can blend in pigments with your selected material, either in bulk, or in masterbatches, or concentrates. Amco also offers Dry Color for your company to blend. Ask us about pre-colored prime materials for your application.
An insoluble component used to color or affect the color of paint.
An insoluble colorant; as opposed to a dye which is soluble.
A chemical that produces colour. There are three pigments responsible for all of the colours, both background and markings, that we see on eggs: protoporphyrin, biliverdin and the zinc-chelate of biliverdin.
Any substance which, when mixed with a liquid, creates a color which, in this case, is used for painting. Pigments are generally organic (earth colors) or inorganic (minerals and chemicals).
A substance that absorbs visible light.
The component of a paint that gives it colour. Pigment is bound by resin in the paint film. Matt paint s gene ral ly have a relatively high pigment content, whereas gloss paint s will have a much lower pigment content.
Dry coloured substance in granular state which is mixed, usually ground, with a liquid binding agent such as drying oil, egg white or gum to form a paint. Pigments usually give body as well as colour to the paint-unlike dyes, which do not add body. The principal characteristic of a pigment which distinguishes it from a dye is that it is insoluble in the medium in which it is used, whereas a dye is completely dissolved in its medium. There are numerous instances in which the same chemical product serves as either a dye or a pigment. See also Dye.
A colouring agent in powder form used in paints, crayons, and chalks.
A substance that imparts color to fruits and vegetables, and also materials.
Colored substances found in organic and inorganic sources. Pigment finely divided and suspended in a liquid medium becomes a paint or ink. Pigment suspended in a solid medium become a crayon or pastel.
A colored substance found in organic and inorganic sources. When suspended in a liquid medium it becomes paint, ink, dye, etc. When suspended in a solid medium it becomes crayon, pencil, pastel, etc. A powdered substance that is mixed with a liquid and is used to impart color to coating materials (as paints) or to inks, plastics, and rubber, etc.
coloring matter of the body. The areola and nipple of the breast are colored (pigmented) with melanin. Normally a brownish tint, melanin in these areas of the breast can range from pale pink to deep chocolate brown.
Any material resulting in plant or animal cell in color, which is the result of selective absorption
acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
color or dye with a pigment; "pigment a photograph"
a colored material insoluble aggregate in pulverized form
a coloured substance held in suspension in a solvent
a dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder, in contrast to a dye , which is either a liquid or soluble
a material that selectively absorbs certain regions of the light spectrum
an insoluble colored material added in powdered form
an insoluble substance that is mixed with a vehicle to make a paint
a protein molecule from a plant that reflects a certain color of light from the sun
a substance that absorbs specific wavelengths of light, determined by using a spectrophotometer
in POV-Ray, how colors or patterns of colors are assigned to an object. ( Language Reference) ( Tutorial)
a compound that gives color to a tissue and has a variety of functions.
original dry colouring matter from mineral, vegetable or animal origin in powder form. Differs from PAINT which is PIGMENT that has been dispersed in a binding agent such as OIL or ACRYLIC etc..
Any coloring matter of the body. A stain or dye.
the colored substance (usually a mineral, such as hematite) that can be mixed with a binder to create paint.
A non-water soluble substance used to color ink, paper, and textiles. Pigments are generally more stable than dyes, but they produce a narrower color selection.
Insoluble fine solid particle matter used to give colour, transparency or opacity to inks, paints and plastics.
Any organic coloring in blood or a derivative of it. Hemoglobin (a protein that contains iron) when combined with oxygen gives blood its red color.
A powdered substance made of ground stones, such as malachite or azurite in the nineteenth century. Realism - An accurate representation without idealization. Romanticism - A trend in thought that prevailed during the mid-eighteenth century affecting styles of art, literature, and philosophy. It emphasized emotion, instinct and imagination as the most valuable human qualities.
Substance that absorbs light, often selectively.
1. Colouring-matter used as paint or dye, usually as an insoluble suspension. 2. The natural colouring-matter of animal or plant tissue, e.g. chlorophyll, haemoglobin.
An insoluble finely ground powder, either natural, synthetic, inorganic or organic that provides color, hardness, durability, hiding and corrosion resistance to paint.
A finely ground, insoluble powder that contributes colour, filling or sanding properties to a coating. Because of the solid nature of the pigment, pigmented stains are surface stains.
A finely powdered coloring material used in paints and inks. Pigments are used in paper to alter physical properties as well as to add color and improve brightness and opacity. A pigment is insoluble in the liquid vehicle with which it is mixed
A colored powdered substance that is mixed with a liquid in which it is relatively insoluble.
A class of colorants used in inks, paints, etc. where the color is provided by the absorption or reflection of small particles in a vehicle. A common pigment utilized for black ink is carbon black which provides intense black color and good archival properties.
pig-ment A substance that gives something its color.
Colorants, non-soluble type, colored particle suspended in wax used for overdipping.
Dry color matter -- usually an insoluble powder to be mixed with water, oil, or other base for the production of paint or other products.
Finely powdered coloring material used in painting and drawing media
A colored material, usually a powder or paste, used to color rubber.
Solid partials used in the ink making process for color and opacity.
Substances used as a coloring agent
A finely ground, insoluble powder which contributes color to a coating - usually very color fast.
the pencil color to be applied, either wax or oiled based.
The stuff that makes all those pretty colors
The colouring of a particular object or substance.
Solid dye-stuff dispersed in a water based solution
The fine solid particles used to give color to printing inks. Usually insoluble in vehicle or water.
A dry, powdery agent that possesses colour. A pigment will not adhere to a surface, so a binder is required to unite the pigment to paper. A pigment does not dissolve in liquid and does not fade when exposed to light.
A chemical substance that imparts color to an object by reflecting or transmitting only certain light rays and absorbing all others. For example, a substance that absorbs all but green rays appears green. An object that contains no pigment, on the other hand, appears white because it reflects all light rays and absorbs none. Many troglobites have lost all their pigment
A finely divided, insoluble substance which imparts color to the material to which it is added.
(As in pigmented lining) This is inorganic material of various hues added to coatings on varnishes in order to color them.
The solid particles in inks rendering body, color or opacity.
The substance within the hair shaft that gives it color.
Finely powdered color material, which, when combined with other substances, is used to create artistic media such as paint or pastels.
A coloring substance made from plants, earth, or minerals and may include other synthetic elements. When mixed with binders it becomes paint, ink or crayon, etc.
a substance added to the glass paste to give it colour. It is usually a mix of metal oxides and salts. a substance use to give colour to limestone based binders: either white or coloured marble dust, brick dust or other types of coloured sand can be added to the mortar mix.
Pigment is the material used to create the effect of color on any surface.
Insoluble, finely ground materials that give paint its properties of color and hide. Titanium dioxide is the most important pigment used to provide hiding in paint. Other pigments include anatase titanium, barium metaborate, barium sulphate, burnt sienna, burnt umber, carbon black, China clay, chromium oxide, iron oxide, lead carbonate, strontium chromate, Tuscan red, zinc oxide, zinc phosphate and zinc sulfide.
Substance that gives colour. There is pigment in our skin, and in the iris (coloured part) of our eyes. It is the cells that produce these pigments that become cancerous in malignant melanoma.
Typically an inorganic colorant that is insoluble in water or solvents.
Solid component in the liquid. Usually of color. (see What Paint is Made Of.)
Pigments are the pure powder colors from which paints are made.
Substance, usually mineral or inorganic compounds, used to give paper its color.
Non soluble colourants. Consist of coloured particles which suspend in the wax (similar to what paint does). Used only for over-dipping. If you use it in the core it might clog up the wick.
Material, usually a powder, added to a liquid binder to give color to paints or inks.
A substance that imparts color to other materials, such as paints, inks, paper, plastics and cosmetics. Inorganic pigments add durability and high-temperature resistance, while organic pigments add vibrant color. Kaolin-based pigments add whiteness and reduce cost in paper and coatings. Pearlescent pigments are generally mica-based and impart a pearl-like finish to automobile finishes, cosmetics, packaging and other products.
A powdery substance that is one of the basic components of a paint or sealant. It provides whiteness or colour, hiding power, and bulk.
organic coloring matter; the chemicals in the skin, eyes, etc. that give a particular color.
A compound used to color other materials such as inks, paints, and dyes. Pigments are insoluble, finely ground particles and may be organic or inorganic.
Fine solid particle used to colored products and substantially insoluble in the vehicle. Note: In contrast, a dye is soluble.
Finely ground, natural or synthetic, inorganic or organic, insoluble dispersed particles (powder) which, when dispersed in a liquid vehicle to make paint, may provide, in addition to color, many of the essential properties of the paint: opacity, hardness, durability, and corrosion resistance. The term is used to include extenders, as well as white or color pigments. The distinction between powders which are pigments and those which are dyes is generally considered to be on the basis of solubility. Pigments being insoluble and dispersed in the material, dyes being soluble or in solution when used.
The coloring matter found in the skin.
In printing inks, he fine solid particles used to give inks color, transparency or opacity
The fine, solid particles used for color or other properties in the manufacture of paint, enamel and certain stains.
A dry colouring substance, normally a powder.
Pigments are substances that cause materials to have color.
A substance giving colour to animal or vegetable tissues.
The solid particles used in inkmaking that give inks its color, body, transparency or opacity.
Natural or artificial colouring matter, usually in the form of a powder mixed with a medium (such as oil for oil paint or gum arabic for watercolour).
Pigments are fine powders that impart paint colour, sheen and hiding ability. Additional colour is added to each can in the store to give it the specific colour the customer wants. This additional colour has concentrated pigments and is called colorant.
formally an ingredient used to color some mixture; in past practice, used as a synonym for filler, especially carbon black
the base coloring substance, for decals a ceramic oxide, used to create the ink for printing a color
Small particles added to paint to influence properties such as color, corrosion resistance, mechanical strength, etc. Pigments may be colored, semitransparent, black, white or colorless. They must be incorporated into a paint system by some dispersion process.
the mineral, vegetable or synthetic material that gives colour to an ink.
Finely ground, natural or synthetic, inorganic or organic, insoluble particles (powder) that, when dispersed in a liquid vehicle, give color to paints, printing inks, and other materials by reflecting and absorbing light.
Any of various coloring matters found in the cells and tissues of plants and animals.
A powdered solid used in paint or enamel to give it a color.
Substance, such as chlorophyll or melanin, that produces a characteristic color in plant or animal tissue.
Dry coloring matter; especially an insoluble powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint.
A finely ground natural or synthetic, insoluble particle adding color and opacity or corrosion inhibition to a coating film.
The coloring agent in paint. The paints used in illumination consist of vegetable, mineral, and animal extracts, ground or soaked out and mixed with a binding medium. Other additives were sometimes used, including stale urine, honey, and ear wax, to modify color, texture and opacity; inert whites such as chalk, eggshell, or white lead were added to increase opacity. During the early Middle Ages, scribes and illuminators ground and prepared their own pigments, but with the growth of specialized, more commercial production around 1200, they often purchased their ingredients in prepared form from a stationer or an apothecary. Today pigments are often made synthetically, and come premixed with binders in tubes and jars.
A colouring substance made from plants, earth, or minerals and other or synthetic pigments. When mixed with binders it becomes paint, ink or crayon, etc.
An ingredient added to pulp to increase brightness and opacity of paper. Pigment dyes are also used in some coloured grades to create deep colors.
A substance that gives color to cells or tissues. Pigments are responsible for the color of skin, eyes, and hair.
The colouring matter in paint. A pigment is different from a dye in that a pigment is insoluble in the media in which it is used.
Any substance that gives colour to plant or animal cells or can be ground up to a powder to colour paints or dyes.
natural coloring of the skin.
Finely-ground particles giving color and opacity to ink.
Any one of a number of colored substances.
Any inorganic, insoluble material of fine particle size added to the wet end of a paper machine or used as a surface treatment. Generally used for economy, color, brightness and opacity characteristics.
A coloring substance. Pigments can be present in different cells and tissues of the body.
A coloring matter. Pigment absorbs light in the medullas of the featherbarbules. The eye sees the light that is not absorbed but reflected back.
A substance used to provide or carry color.
An insoluble coloring material.
Finely ground mineral materials which are insoluble in oils, varnishes, lacquers, thinners etc. They are used to impart colour and hiding power.
Use for any relatively insoluble organic, inorganic, natural or artificial substance that imparts a color to medium or mixture and always appears as the same specific color when viewed in white light. It is the constituent of paint or ink that provides the color.
A substance that gives color to paint, stain, dye, etc. Pigments are derived from both natural and synthetic resources.
A fine dry powder which, when mixed with a binder, gives a coating colour (including black or white). They are generally opaque and give opacity to the coating, and may also give other properties such as corrosion resistance.
The solid colouring matter in an ink.
An ink term which refers to the fine solid particles used to give inks color, transparency or opacity.
Granular colouring matter in tissues.
The substance in paint or anything that absorbs light, producing (reflecting) the same color as the pigment.
Colored substances found in organic and inorganic sources; many are now prepared synthetically. Pigment when finely divided and suspended in a liquid medium becomes paint, ink, etc. When suspended in a solid medium it becomes crayon, pastel, etc.
Substance that gives color. There are two types of hair pigments, melanin (black or brown hair color) and pheomelanin (red or yellow hair color).
The substances that give paint color. Pigments are derived from natural or synthetic materials that have been ground into fine powders.
In printing inks, the fine solid particles used to give colour, transparency or opacity.
The colouring material produced generally in the superficial parts of animals. The cells secreting it are called pigment-cells. 157
A fine, solid, typically inorganic particle used in the preparation of colored products. It is substantially insoluble in the vehicle versus a dye, which is soluble.
Pigment is a solid colorant used in inks. Being insoluble, pigments produce better quality images in most situations and also provide better protection against fading.
The constituent of a printing ink that gives it its colour.
Finely ground insoluble particles dispersed in coatings to influence properties such as color, corrosion resistance, mechanical strength, hardness, durability, etc. Particles may be natural or synthetic and also inorganic or organic.
A colorant that is suspended rather than dissolved in an aqueous ink vehicle. The opposite of a dye. Pigmented inks generally have greater outdoor durability and fate resistance than dye-based inks, bur may not have as large a color gamut.
(pl. pigments): A coloring matter in animals and plants especially in a cell or tissue. (d)
Particles that absorbs and reflect light and appear coloured to our eyes. The substance that gives ink its colour.
A finely ground natural or synthetic particle adding color and opacity to a coating or topping.
A coloring substance of mineral, vegetable, or animal extracts that is mixed with water, egg, or gums to form paint.
fine solid particles, which are insoluble in the vehicle, used to impart color in a coating.
(from L. pingere, meaning to colour.) Fine coloured powder mixed with a vehicle to make printing inks. Pigment is insoluble in the vehicle.
Any coloring agent, such as melanin, in the skin and hair.
Colorant that cannot be dissolved in a liquid. In inks, produces sharper, darker images on a wider range of plain papers.
Powdered substance used to give color, body, or opacity to printing inks.
In printing inks, the fine solid particles used to give color, body or opacity.
A class of substances that provide color, including in the human body. The areola and nipple of the breast are pigmented with melanin. Normally a brownish tint, melanin in these areas of the breast can range from pale pink to deep brown.
The compound(s) present within the plant that gives it colour.
a substance, such as melanin, that produces a characteristic color in skin tissue.
Any organic coloring of tissues in the body, such as in the iris of the eye.
Finely powdered colour material, which produces the colour of any medium. Pigment becomes paint, ink, or dye when mixed with oil, water or another fluid. When pressed into wax it becomes a crayon, pencil or chalk.
A powdered solid in suitable degree of subdivision for use in paint or enamel.
any colorful compound, used by living things to absorb or block sunlight, and in sexual displays. More info
Organic substance found in plant and animal cells that creates coloring.
Coloring matter mixed with a binder to form paint.
Means "color", and it refers to the minerals and plant extracts used to give makeup its many different hues. The higher the concentration of pigment, the stronger and more opaque the colors will be.
Pigment is an insoluble powdered coloring agent carried in a liquid binder and printed or padded onto the surface of a cloth.
The fine solid particle, usually inorganic, used in the preparation of colored products, and substantially insoluble in the vehicle. In contrast, a dye is soluble.
Refers to what gives color, transparency, or opacity to inks.
The powdered colored matter within paint and pastels. Pigments can be organic or inorganic, manmade and natural. Some inert powders are also classed as pigments unless used in excess. See also filler, lightfastness and fugitive.
1. Coloring matter, often in the form of an insoluble powder, which is mixed with oil, water, etc. to make paint. 2. Any coloring matter in the cells or tissues of plants or animals.
A colouring substance. Pigments may be made from many different materials, including plants, artrificial dyes, animal extracts and minerals. When these are ground up finely and mixed with a medium they make paint.
The color substance in inks that absorbs and/or reflects light, generally more light stable than dyes.
coloring material that is insoluble in the liquid carrier with which it is mixed. Examples include paint or poster color.
Colorant, usually an insoluble powdered substance used to produce a desired color or hue. Note: In contrast, a dye is soluble.
Coloring matter, either natural or artificial. Red, gold, brown, or a combination thereof.
the substance, usually in powdered form, which gives color to paints, dyes, etc.
a substance that gives color to animal or plant tissues
A substance that displays a color because of the wavelengths of light that it reflects.