Thesaurus results for COLORANT

colorant

noun

ˈkə-lə-rənt

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 But the replacements are still made of complex materials that include additives like colorants; the chemicals can react in ways the companies may not intend or understand, Boucher says. —

Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 Nov. 2025 Start by gathering a soap base (either goats milk or shea butter works), yellow and red soap colorant, fall-scented fragrance oil, silicone soap mold, measuring cups, and 99% isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle. —

Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025 Carmine, a vibrant red colorant, is made from cactus-dwelling insects in Central and South America; 70,000 of those insects are required to create just over 2 pounds of dye. —

Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 27 July 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 See All Example Sentences for colorant

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Noun

And that can be sorely lacking in hair that’s lost pigment and become coarser with a rougher cuticle.

— Valerie Monroe, Allure, 25 Mar. 2026
These blue-absorbing pigments can sometimes cause people to see a red dot called Maxwell’s spot in the center of their vision.

— Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026