fugitive pigment

noun

An impermanent pigment that lightens, darkens, or otherwise changes in appearance or physicality over time when exposed to environmental conditions.

Meanings

nounfugitive pigment (plural fugitive pigments)

plural fugitive pigments

  1. An impermanent pigment that lightens, darkens, or otherwise changes in appearance or physicality over time when exposed to environmental conditions.
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