natural pigment

collocation in English

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natural
adjective
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/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us
/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done ...
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pigment
noun[C or U]
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/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/us
/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/
a substance that gives something a particular colour when it is present in it or is added ...
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(Definition ofnaturalandpigmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They are now manufactured using natural pigments (iron oxides, carbon black, titanium dioxide), clay (kaolin), and a binder (cellulose ether).
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Historically and culturally, many famous natural pigments have been replaced with synthetic pigments, while retaining historic names.
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Karpek is also concerned with action painting, natural pigments and conceptual performance painting.
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Brighter or more saturated colors can be created using natural pigments instead of mixing, and natural properties of pigments can interfere with the mixing.
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It is best known as the source of thenaturalpigmentannatto, produced from the fruit.
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The color of saffron comes from crocin, a red variety of carotenoidnaturalpigment.
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Brown skin is caused by melanin, anaturalpigmentwhich is produced within the skin in cells called melanocytes.
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In 1869, it became the firstnaturalpigmentto be duplicated synthetically.
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Originally, each woven fish mobile was not as colourful nor numerously composed as in the present, using only a mixture ofnaturalpigmentand varnish for the final touch.
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Since the alkaline agents employed in demi-permanent colors are less effective in removing thenaturalpigmentof hair than ammonia these products provide no lightening of hair's color during dyeing.
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The colours used are from natural pigments and regain their brightness when exposed to the sun.
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The colour is retained in cooking, and is due to natural pigments in the anthocyanin group of flavonoids.
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He has used and experimented with encaustic painting with beeswax, natural pigments and oil colors, on amate paper or wooden panels.
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The strips are cut to length, arranged in a thin layer, soaked in water, and dyed using natural pigments.
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They are cut, cleaned and then painted with natural pigments during a ceremonial camp.
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To decorate the trees, fine brushes and paints made himself from natural pigments are generally used.
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The background coloring and lacquering is applied first, the most traditional of which is charanda or a dark red, which traditionally uses natural pigments.
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For his maque lacquer work, she creates the natural pigments, stating that the nature of this work requires family involvement.
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The color comes from natural pigments called anthocyanins, which also provide the pink in raspberries.
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