COLORANT Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word colorant. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COLORANT
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| coloring | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a digestible substance used to give color to food • a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect • the act or process of changing the color of something | ||||||||
| dye | verbv | |||||||
noun • a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair verb • color with dye • color for microscopic study | ||||||||
| pigment | nounn | |||||||
noun • dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) • any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color • 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 verb • acquire pigment; become colored or imbued • color or dye with a pigment | ||||||||
| tint | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color • a dye for coloring the hair • a just detectable amount verb • color lightly | ||||||||
