How to say "pigment" in Japanese

• 色素しきそCommon
  no-adjectiveThe general, scientific term for pigment as any coloring substance — including the colorants in living organisms, food, and other materials; it also covers the senses 'coloring' and 'colorant'.
• 顔料がんりょうCommon
  nounPigment as a physical substance: the coloring material used in paints, inks, printing, and artists' supplies, insoluble and distinct from dye. This is the word for pigment in art and manufacturing contexts.

Choose 色素 for pigment as coloring matter in a scientific sense — the colorant in living things, food, or other substances — and 顔料 for pigment as the physical coloring material in paints, inks, and artists' colors.

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• 色素しきそpigment
• 顔料がんりょうpigment
• ピグメントpigment