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pigment

1. pig.ment \'pig-m*nt\ \-m*n-.ter-e-\ n [L pigmentum, fr. pingere to paint 
   - more at PAINT] 1: a substance that imparts black or white or a color to 
   other materials; (Xesp : a powdered substance mixed with a liquid in which 
   it is relatively insoluble to impart color 2a: a coloring matter in animals 
   and plants esp. in a cell or tissue  2b: any of various related colorless 
   substances  - pig.men.tary aj
2. pig.ment \-m*nt, -.ment\ vt : to color with or as if with pigment