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• pig|ment — «PIHG muhnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a coloring matter, especially a powder or some easily pulverized dry substance. Paint and dyes are made by mixing pigments with oil, water, or some other liquid. »A remarkably white pigment, titanium dioxide,… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|pig|ment|ize — «dee PIHG muhn tyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = depigment. (Cf. ↑depigment) …   Useful english dictionary

• de|pig|ment — «dee PIHG muhnt», transitive verb. to deprive of pigment: »A dark skinned animal kept in a dark room for several years would tend to become depigmented, etiolated, and its skin would appear white, but as soon as it was exposed to the sun the… …   Useful english dictionary

• pho|to|pig|ment — «FOH toh PIHG muhnt», noun. a pigment whose characteristics are changed by the action of light: »The photochemist cannot study the photopigments of a single receptor in living animals and the finest microelectrode is gross in size when compared… …   Useful english dictionary

• pig — de·pig·ment; im·pig·no·rate; op·pig·no·rate; pig; pig·gin; pig·gin ; pig·gish; pig·head·ed·ness; pig·let; pig·ling; pig·man; pig·men·tal; pig·men·tary; pig·men·ta·tion; pig·ment·ed; pig·ment·ize; pig·men·to·phage; pig·no·ra·tion;… …   English syllables

• ment — abate·ment; al·i·ment; ap·prove·ment; aug·ment; ce·ment; com·ment; com·part·ment; com·ple·ment; com·pli·ment; con·sign·ment; de·ment; de·part·ment; dis·place·ment; doc·u·ment; el·e·ment; en·ti·tle·ment; en·vi·ron·ment; es·tab·lish·ment;… …   English syllables

• in|teg|u|ment — «ihn TEHG yu muhnt», noun. 1. a natural outer covering. The pod of a pea is its integument. »The skin or shell of an animal is its integument. He [a pig] must be roasted. I am not ignorant that our ancestors ate them seethed or boiled but what a… …   Useful english dictionary

• pigment — pig·ment …   English syllables

• pigmented — pig·ment·ed …   English syllables

• pigment — pig•ment [[t]ˈpɪg mənt[/t]] n. 1) a dry insoluble substance, usu. pulverized, that when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc 2) a coloring matter or substance 3) cbl any of various biological substances, as chlorophyll and… …   From formal English to slang