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col⋅or⋅ant

[kuhl-er-uhnt]
–noun
something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.

Origin:
1880–85; < F, prp. of colorer < L colōrāre to color. See color, -ant
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col·or·ant   (kŭl'ər-ənt)   
n.  Something, especially a dye, pigment, ink, or paint, that colors or modifies the hue of something else.
adj.  Of or being a subtractive primary color.
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