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Colours vs Pigment - What's the difference?

colours | pigment |

As nouns the difference between colours and pigment

is that colours is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals while pigment is any color in plant or animal cells.

As verbs the difference between colours and pigment

is that colours is third-person singular of colour while pigment is to add color or pigment to something.

colours

English

Alternative forms

* colors (US)

Noun

(head)
  • English plurals
  • (plurale tantum, nautical) The national flag flown by a ship at sea.
  • (plurale tantum) The British military ceremony of raising the flag.
  • (sports, snooker) The balls that score more than one point in snooker. Yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (colour)
  • pigment

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
  • Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.
  • A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
  • Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.
  • (obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
  • (Sir Walter Scott)

    Derived terms

    * pigmentary

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add color or pigment to something.
  • Derived terms

    * pigmentation

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