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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.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of colourant.

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Examples

  • 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

  • Clays can be used in facials, body powders, soaps, and as a natural colorant for soap, lotions, creams, bath salts and more.

    Mask Post | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Pour your colorant into the double boiler and stir well.

    Lipstick Recipes Anne-Marie 2008

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