Definition of Pigmint
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- in biology, any color in plant or animal cells
- a dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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