[pig-muh
nt] 
| 1. | a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc. |
| 2. | a coloring matter or substance. |
| 3. | Biology. any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or plants colors them. |
| 4. | to color; add pigment to. |
| 5. | to become pigmented; acquire color; develop pigmentation: a poor quality of paper that doesn't pigment well. |
| pig·ment (pĭg'mənt) n.
To color with pigment. [Middle English, spice, red dye, from Latin pigmentum, from pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots.] pig'men·tar'y (pĭg'mən-těr'ē) adj. |
pigment pig·ment (pĭg'mənt)
n.
A substance used as coloring.
Dry coloring matter, usually an insoluble powder to be mixed with water, oil, or another base to produce paint and similar products.
A substance that produces a characteristic color in tissue.
A medicinal preparation applied to the skin like paint.