coloring+matter
61endochrome — ˈendəˌkrōm noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary end + chrome : coloring matter within a cell; specifically : coloring matter other than chlorophyll in plant cells …
62indigo blue — I. noun see indigo I, 1b II. noun see indigo I, 3 * * * indigo blue, adj. 1. indigo (def. 4). 2. Also called indigo, indigotin. a dark blue, water insoluble, crystalline powder, C16H …
63al|ka|net — «AL kuh neht», noun. 1. a) a European variety of borage whose roots yield alkannin, a red coloring matter; redroot. b) the root. c) the red coloring matter; alkannin. 2. any one of various similar plants, especially the European bugloss. ╂[<… …
64xan|thin — «ZAN thihn», noun. 1. the yellow nonwater soluble coloring matter of flowers. 2. a yellow coloring matter obtained from madder. 3. = xanthine. (Cf. ↑xanthine) ╂[< German Xanthin < Greek xanthós yellow + German in in] …
65alkannin — The major red dye derived from alkanet; used as an astringent, and in cosmetics and foods; can be used as an indicator : red at pH 6.8, changing to purple at pH 8.8 and blue at pH 10.0; also used as a fat stain. SYN: anchusin. * * * al·kan·nin al …
66pigment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. color, stain, dye, tint, paint, shade. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. paint, oil paint, dye, coloring matter, orpiment, artist s material; see also color 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. coloring, dye,… …
67paint — [pānt] vt. [ME peinten < OFr peint, pp. of peindre < L pingere, to paint, embroider < IE base * peig , to mark by scratching or coloring > Gr pikros, sharp, OE fah, stained] 1. a) to make (a picture, design, etc.) in colors applied to …
68hematochrome — noun a reddish coloring material found in some algae • Hypernyms: ↑coloring material, ↑colouring material, ↑color, ↑colour * * * ˌkrōm noun Etymology: hemat + chrome : an orange or reddish coloring matter found in various algae (as red snow) …
69alkannin — alˈkanə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary alkann (from New Latin Alkanna) + in : a red crystalline coloring matter C16H16O5 obtained from alkanet and used chiefly in coloring beverages and fatty and oily pharmaceutical… …
70Carmine — Car mine, n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It. carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See {Crimson}.] 1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple. [1913 Webster] 2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from …
