pigment
1. pigment, barvilo
a substance that colors or dyes [snov, ki barva ali obarva]
2. pigment, barva
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 [snov, ki se uporablja za premazovanje, zaščito ali dekoracijo površin (še posebej mešanica pigmenta, suspendiranega v tekočini); ko se posuši, tvori trdo plast]
3. pigment, barvilo
dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) [suhi barvni material (še posebej v prahu, ki se zmeša z tekočino za izdelavo barve itd.)]
4. pigment, barvilo
any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color [Katera koli snov, prisotna v tkivih rastlin ali živali, ki proizvaja značilno barvo.]