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pigment

[pig-muhnt] / ˈpɪg mənt /


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First created in 1980 in the Mojave Desert, the work involved students spreading red, yellow and black pigment in a geometric pattern more than 600 feet in diameter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The researchers emphasize that they are not suggesting chlorophyll, heme, or any particular biological pigment is responsible for Venus's dark ultraviolet features.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 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

In structure and pigment content they are the images of prokaryotic blue-green algae.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

The first episode investigated that illegible signature and the pigments possibly used on the canvas, including Prussian blue and ivory black.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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

Maman used to make me tell her all the pigments that made up the deep red of an apple, or the brown of a peanut.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton


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