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Sepia :: Sepia (n.) A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India..

Eye-spot :: Eye-spot (n.) A simple visual organ found in many invertebrates, consisting of pigment cells covering a sensory nerve termination..

Rhodophane :: Rhodophane (n.) The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. See Chromophane.

Ceruse :: Ceruse (n.) White lead, used as a pigment. See White lead, under White..

Ink :: Ink (n.) A pigment. See India ink, under India..

Pigmentary :: Pigmentary (a.) Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments.

Melanin :: Melanin (n.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin..

Quercitron :: Quercitron (n.) Quercitrin, used as a pigment. See Quercitrin..

Auripigment :: Auripigment (n.) See Orpiment.

Psitta-co-fulvine :: Psitta-co-fulvine (n.) A yellow pigment found in the feathers of certain parrots.

Raddle :: Raddle (n.) A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle..

Painty :: Painty (a.) Unskillfully painted, so that the painter's method of work is too obvious; also, having too much pigment applied to the surface..

Yellow :: Yellow (n.) A yellow pigment.

Lake :: Lake (n.) A pigment formed by combining some coloring matter, usually by precipitation, with a metallic oxide or earth, esp. with aluminium hydrate; as, madder lake; Florentine lake; yellow lake, etc..

Tapetum :: Tapetum (n.) An area in the pigmented layer of the choroid coat of the eye in many animals, which has an iridescent or metallic luster and helps to make the eye visible in the dark. Sometimes applied to the whole layer of pigmented epithelium of the choroid..

Frankfort Black :: Frankfort black () A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, etc..

Uroerythrin :: Uroerythrin (n.) A reddish urinary pigment, considered as the substance which gives to the urine of rheumatism its characteristic color. It also causes the red color often seen in deposits of urates..

Xeroderma :: Xeroderma (n.) A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin..

Paint :: Paint (n.) A pigment or coloring substance.

Urochrome :: Urochrome (n.) A yellow urinary pigment, considered by Thudichum as the only pigment present in normal urine. It is regarded by Maly as identical with urobilin..

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