colourant

colourant
A pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue

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  • colourant — (Brit.) col·our·ant || kÊŒlÉ™rÉ™nt n. coloring agent; agent used to dye or color, pigment (also colorant) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • colourant — UK [ˈkʌlərənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms colourant : singular colourant plural colourants a substance used for giving something a different colour or for making its colour stronger food colourants …   English dictionary

  • Colourant — A colourant (English spelling) or colorant is something added to something else to cause a change in colour. Colourants can be: Dyes Pigments Biological pigments Inks Paint Coloured chemicals For example, colourants could be adding white to tint… …   Wikipedia

  • colourant — [[t]kʌ̱lərənt[/t]] colourants N COUNT A colourant is a substance that is used to give something a particular colour. ...a new range of hair colourants. (in AM, use colorant) …   English dictionary

  • colourant — n. (US colorant) a colouring substance. * * * colourant see colorant …   Useful english dictionary

  • colourant — col|our|ant BrE colorant AmE [ˈkʌlərənt] n a substance used to change the colour of something, especially someone s hair …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • colourant — (US colorant) noun a dye or pigment used to colour something …   English new terms dictionary

  • colourant — /ˈkʌlərənt/ (say kuluhruhnt) noun a colouring matter such as dye or pigment. Also, colorant …  

  • colourants — colourant (Brit.) col·our·ant || kÊŒlÉ™rÉ™nt n. coloring agent; agent used to dye or color, pigment (also colorant) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dye — 1. noun /daɪ/ a) A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied. If a dye were marked with one figure or number of spots on four sides, and with another figure or number of spots on the two remaining… …   Wiktionary

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