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Dictionarypig•mentPronunciation: (pig'munt), [key] —n. 1. a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc. 2. a coloring matter or substance. 3. Biol.any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or plants colors them. —v.t. to color; add pigment to. —v.i. to become pigmented; acquire color; develop pigmentation: a poor quality of paper that doesn't pigment well. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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