lake pigment

noun

A pigment made by precipitating a dye with an inert binder, or mordant, usually a metallic salt.

Meanings

nounlake pigment (plural lake pigments)

plural lake pigments

  1. A pigment made by precipitating a dye with an inert binder, or mordant, usually a metallic salt.
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