colorant

Definitions of colorant
  1. noun
    a digestible substance used to give color to food
    synonyms: colorant alimentaire
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    type of:
    aliment, produit alimentaire
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
  2. noun
    dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
    synonyms: pigment
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    pigment
    a colored mineral used as a pigment
    ocre
    any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
  3. noun
    a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
    synonyms: coloration
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    couleur
    a dye or tint for the hair
  4. noun
    a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
    synonyms: matière colorante, teinture
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    couleur
    a dye or tint for the hair
    coloration
    a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
  5. noun
    the act or process of changing the color of something
    synonyms: coloration
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    couleur
    the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair
    coloration
    the act of giving a light tint to the hair
    type of:
    changement de couleur
    an act that changes the light that something reflects
  6. noun
    any material used for its color
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    peinture
    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
    mordant
    a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
    matière colorante, teinture
    a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
    pigment
    dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
    couche de peinture
    a layer of paint covering something else
    couleur à l'huile
    paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle
    peinture à l'eau
    paint in which water is used as the vehicle
    pigment
    a colored mineral used as a pigment
    couleur
    a dye or tint for the hair
    type of:
    matière
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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