pigment pigment /ˈpɪgmɛnt/

noun

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

verb

1. Color or dye with a pigment  ( pigment )
   color or dye with a pigment
    Pigment a photograph
   pigment a photograph
   
2. Acquire pigment; become colored or imbued  ( pigment )
   acquire pigment; become colored or imbued