#pigment dry coloring matter (especially an insoluble powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc)
supertype: #coloring_material__colouring_material__colouringmaterial__color__colour any material used for its color
substance of: #paint
subtype: #chlorophyll any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms
subtype: #chlorophyll_a__chlorophylla a blue-black plant pigment having a blue-green alcohol solution
subtype: #chlorophyll_b__chlorophyllb a dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol solution
subtype: #bacteriochlorophyll a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
subtype: #phycobilin water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria
subtype: #phycoerythrin red pigment in red algae
subtype: #phycocyanin blue pigment in algae
subtype: #titanium_dioxide__titanium_oxide__titanic_oxide__titanicoxide__titania a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
subtype: #cobalt_blue__cobalt_ultramarine greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina
subtype: #earth_color a colored mineral used as a pigment
subtype: #sienna an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment
subtype: #burnt_sienna__burntsienna a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna
subtype: #raw_sienna__rawsienna a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna
subtype: #ochre__ocher any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
subtype: #sinopis__sinopi__sinopia__sinoper a red ocher formerly used as a pigment
subtype: #yellow_ocher__yellow_ochre pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
subtype: #umber an earth pigment
subtype: #raw_umber greenish brown pigment
subtype: #burnt_umber dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
subtype: #mosaic_gold__stannic_sulfide a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer
subtype: #carotenoid any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
subtype: #carotene yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants
subtype: #lycopene carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer
subtype: #beta-carotene an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables
subtype: #xanthophyll__xanthophyl__lutein yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
subtype: #zeaxanthin yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow indian corn
subtype: #animal_pigment pigment occurring in animals
subtype: #bilirubin__hematoidin__haematoidin an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
subtype: #urobilin brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine
subtype: #luciferin pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation
subtype: #melanin insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
subtype: #cerulean_blue light greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of oxides of cobalt and tin
subtype: #chrome_green.pigment__chromegreen any of a class of green pigments consisting of chrome yellow and iron blue
subtype: #Windsor_green a light chrome green pigment
subtype: #Hooker's_green green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge
subtype: #chrome_yellow.pigment__chromeyellow any of several yellow pigments consisting of normal lead chromate and other lead compounds
subtype: #bister__bistre a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
subtype: #Indian_red.pigment__indianred a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics
subtype: #ivory_black__ivoryblack a black pigment made from grinding burnt ivory in oil
subtype: #iron_blue_pigment__Prussian_blue_pigment any of various blue pigments
subtype: #Payne's_gray any pigment that produces a grayish to dark grayish blue
subtype: #alizarin__alizarine an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
subtype: #alizarin_carmine__alizarin_crimson__alizarin_red any of various acid dyes; used for dying wool scarlet red
subtype: #bole a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
subtype: #lake.pigment any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments
subtype: #red_pigment_from_lac_or_cochineal__lake a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
subtype: #orange_pigment__orange any pigment producing the orange color
subtype: #watercolour water-soluble pigment
subtype: #retinene__retinal either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from Rhodopsin by the action of light
subtype: #Paris_green a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
subtype: #sepia rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
subtype: #porphyrin any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues
subtype: #heme__haem__hematin__protoheme a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
subtype: #hemosiderin a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism
subtype: #ultramarine_blue__ultramarineblue blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
subtype: #French_blue__French_ultramarine__French_ultramarine_blue ultramarine pigment prepared artificially
subtype: #photopigment a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina
subtype: #iodopsin a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision
subtype: #visual_purple__rhodopsin__retinal_purple__retinalpurple a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
subtype: #cadmium_yellow__cadmiumyellow pigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange
subtype: #cadmium_yellow_pale pale-hued cadmium yellow pigment
subtype: #cadmium_orange__cadmiumorange orange-hued cadmium yellow pigment
subtype: #cupric_acetate__verdigris a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment
subtype: #white_lead__whitelead__lead_carbonate a poisonous lead-containing white pigment
subtype: #zinc_white a white pigment used in hose paints; consists of zinc oxide
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