pigment
French → English
(biology) Pigment: a natural substance that gives color to animal or plant tissue
La mélanine est le pigment responsable de la coloration de la peau humaine.
(English) Melanin is the pigment responsible for human skin coloration.
La chlorophylle est le pigment vert qui permet la photosynthèse chez les plantes.
(English) Chlorophyll is the green pigment that allows photosynthesis in plants.
(art) Pigment: a dry coloring matter, usually an insoluble powder, mixed with oil or water to make paint
Les peintres de la Renaissance fabriquaient leurs propres pigments à partir de minéraux.
(English) Renaissance painters made their own pigments from minerals.
Ce pigment rouge intense est extrait d'une petite fleur tropicale.
(English) This intense red pigment is extracted from a small tropical flower.
Entry ID: fr:en:pigment · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary