coloring matter
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Main difference between the chemical composition of chlorophyll and the coloring matter of blood cells is that the former contains magnesium, the latter iron.
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Or are the carrots and umbrellas mere coloring matter, meant to mean one thing to the artist, another to the esthete reader, another to the newspaper man, mere pigment?
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He analyzed chlorophyll, the green coloring matter of all growing plants, and showed that chemically it is closely related to hematin, the coloring matter of blood.
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"Smoke" is usually composed of pure alcohol and coloring matter.
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A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
