pigment

nouns

dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
pigment
is made of
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"
paint, pigment
is a type of (narrower)
any material used for its color
"she used a different color for the trim"
color, coloring material, colour, colouring material
any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
pigment
is a type of (narrower)
any material used for its color
"she used a different color for the trim"
color, coloring material, colour, colouring material
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"
paint, pigment

verbs

acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
pigment
is derived from
pigmentation
is derived from
pigmentation
is a type of (narrower)
take on color or become colored
"In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey"
hue
color or dye with a pigment
"pigment a photograph"
pigment
is a type of (narrower)
add color to
"The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize