Definition of Pigments. Meaning of Pigments. Synonyms of Pigments

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Definition of Pigments

Pigment
Pigment Pig"ment, n. [L. pigmentum, fr. the root of pingere to paint: cf. F. pigment. See Paint, and cf. Pimento, Orpiment.] 1. Any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, may be prepared; particularly, the refined and purified coloring matter ready for mixing with an appropriate vehicle. 2. (Physiol.) Any one of the colored substances found in animal and vegetable tissues and fluids, as bilirubin, urobilin, chlorophyll, etc. 3. Wine flavored with species and honey. --Sir W. Scott. Pigment cell (Physiol.), a small cell containing coloring matter, as the pigmented epithelial cells of the choroid and iris, or the pigmented connective tissue cells in the skin of fishes, reptiles, etc.

Meaning of Pigments from wikipedia

- in their use. Dyes are often organic compounds whereas pigments are often inorganic. Pigments of prehistoric and historic value include ochre, charcoal...
- Biological pigments, also known simply as pigments or biochromes, are substances produced by living organisms that have a color resulting from selective...
- photosynthetic pigments (in order of increasing polarity): Carotene: an orange pigment Xanthophyll: a yellow pigment Phaeophytin a: a gray-brown pigment Phaeophytin...
- Medicine portal Urich, Klaus (1994), Urich, Klaus (ed.), "Respiratory Pigments", Comparative Animal Biochemistry, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 249–287...
- of copper. Green pigments reflect the green portions of the spectrum of visible light, and absorb the others. Important green pigments in art history include...
- Red pigments are materials, usually made from minerals, used to create the red colors in painting and other arts. The color of red and other pigments is...
- Cadmium pigments are a class of pigments that contain cadmium. Most of the cadmium produced worldwide has been for use in rechargeable nickel–cadmium batteries...
- Fugitive pigments are impermanent pigments that lighten, darken, or otherwise change in appearance or physicality over time when exposed to environmental...
- Blue pigments are natural or synthetic materials, usually made from minerals and insoluble with water, used to make the blue colors in painting and other...
- commercially or artistically important inorganic pigments of natural and synthetic origin. Aluminum pigments Ultramarine violet (PV15): a synthetic or naturally...