colorante

Definitions of colorante
  1. noun
    a digestible substance used to give color to food
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    type of:
    comida, producto alimenticio
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
  2. noun
    any material used for its color
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    pintura
    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
    mordiente
    a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
    color, tinte
    a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
    pigmento
    dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
    clorofila
    any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms
    añil
    a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
    argén
    a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
    azul, añil
    used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
    urchilla
    a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
    lago
    a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
    bicromato de sodio
    a red-orange salt used as a mordant
    albayalde
    a poisonous white pigment that contains lead
    type of:
    materia
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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