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pigment

[pig-muhnt] / ˈpɪg mənt /


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For darker-skinned people, those marks take longer to go away because their skin produces extra pigment when stressed, Aguh said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“So it actually is a black pigment that was made by burning ivory,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The statue has been patinated with a pigment refined from Lapis Lazuli, a semi-precious stone that has been used by artists for millennia.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Yet the white foam of the waves, the snow covering Mount Fuji, and the clouds in the sky contain no white pigment at all.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

They melt in glass skin-tone pots creating every pigment imaginable: ink black, sandy beige, eggshell white, desert brown, lemony cream, soft sable, brown sugar syrup, and more.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

In the absence of the green chlorophyll, red, yellow and orange pigments protect leaves from sun damage during this delicate recycling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Seven portraits give Anne red or red-brown hair and five show a brunette, but the pigments in the paint may have degraded over time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

The research also revealed that the pigments Reynolds used contained lead as well as vermilion, carbon black and one or more iron-earth pigments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

These naturally occurring minerals can produce dark pigments, but they do not contain the organic carbon needed for radiocarbon dating.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

The color drains from the rose as I add deeper red and white pigments to the makeup.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton


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