Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something, especially a dye, pigment, ink, or paint, that colors or modifies the hue of something else.
- adjective Of or being a subtractive primary color.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A coloring matter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
colourant .
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Examples
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Hues which are a shade or two darker from the colorant is the perfect color choice for release agents for the illusion of depth on the concrete surface.
Article Source 2009
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Clays can be used in facials, body powders, soaps, and as a natural colorant for soap, lotions, creams, bath salts and more.
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To those who will miss honey, follow this recipe: one glass of corn syrup, stir in 10 mL of FDA approved E160b food colorant, then go refill your squeezy bear.
Ned Goldreyer: Requiem for a Bee Ned Goldreyer 2011
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To those who will miss honey, follow this recipe: one glass of corn syrup, stir in 10 mL of FDA approved E160b food colorant, then go refill your squeezy bear.
Ned Goldreyer: Requiem for a Bee Ned Goldreyer 2011
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To those who will miss honey, follow this recipe: one glass of corn syrup, stir in 10 mL of FDA approved E160b food colorant, then go refill your squeezy bear.
Ned Goldreyer: Requiem for a Bee Ned Goldreyer 2011
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One source, groutrevive.com, offers a grout-coloring kit $43 that includes a pre-treatment, colorant, applicator brush, gloves and other materials.
Do-it-yourself Q&A Gene Austin 2011
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To those who will miss honey, follow this recipe: one glass of corn syrup, stir in 10 mL of FDA approved E160b food colorant, then go refill your squeezy bear.
Ned Goldreyer: Requiem for a Bee Ned Goldreyer 2011
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Green SealThis group, also independent, limits VOCs (50 g/l for flat paint, 100 for nonflat; with colorant, 100 g/l got flat, 150 for nonflat), prohibits certain other hazardous substances, and assesses performance.
Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: How we test low-VOC interior paints 2010
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It also requires paints to use zero-VOC colorant, according to the company.
Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: How we test low-VOC interior paints 2010
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Pour your colorant into the double boiler and stir well.
Lipstick Recipes Anne-Marie 2008
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