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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

colourant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkʌlər(ə)nt/

Etymology

Etymology tree English colour Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English colourant From colour + -ant.

Meanings

  1. A pigment, dye or other colour-altering product added to something.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
colorant alternative lexicographic
colourants Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

biocolourant

Translations (15)

pt corante (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · mi waitae (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · sv färgämne (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · de Farbstoff (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · bg оцветител (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · el χρωστική (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · uk барвни́к (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · id pewarna (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · ja 顔料 (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · cmn 着色剂 (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · es colorante (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · fr colorant (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · fi väriaine (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · ru краси́тель (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue) · cmn 著色劑 /著色剂 (a pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue)