as in pigment
a substance used to color other materials in ancient times, a mollusk was used to produce a rich purple colorant for clothing and linens

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Recent Examples of colorant Oeko-Tex Standard 100: Another third-party verification that ensures textiles are free of over 1,000 substances such as pesticides and colorants after being submitted to rigorous lab testing. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025 Kennedy has used Kellogg’s Froot Loops as his primary example when railing against artificial colorants. Amelia Lucas,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025 And if a person later has an MRI, swelling and burning of the eye can occur if the machine’s powerful magnetic field interacts with trace colorant metals in the new pigment. Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025 The process removes everything—dyes, colorants, contaminants, blends—to yield a resin that’s identical (chemically speaking) to virgin polyester. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for colorant
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Noun
  • Aveda Botanical Repair Purple Toning Shampoo keeps your color cool with purple pigments that instantly tone down yellow and orange hues.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Reduces Inflammation Beets are a concentrated source of plant pigments called betalains.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, some groups think that getting artificial dyes out of the nation’s diet is not necessarily the best way to go.
    Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The sloganeering has cajoled some of the nation’s biggest food brands to shift its offerings, curb the use of some dyes, and even redo recipes of iconic goods like Coca-Cola and day-to-day items like baby formula.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Gina Marie Bakery, based in Waterbury, announced the voluntary recall on September 10 over the potential undeclared presence of almonds, sesame and several food colorings—namely Red 40, Red 3, Blue 1, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The new species was identified by its DNA, bone structure, body proportions, fin shape, head shape, coloring and other subtle physical features, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • In the fall of 2025, all of the it-girls look to be obsessed with a color straight out of the ’60s.
    Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Where’s the best place to see these vibrant colors?
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Colorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorant. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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