"colorant" meaning in English

See colorant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌlər(ə)nt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-colourant.wav [UK] Forms: colorant [singular], colorants [plural]
Etymology: color + -ant Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|color|ant}} color + -ant Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A colorant is a pigment or dye that is added to something to change its color.
    Sense id: simple-colorant-en-noun-3zGUyX4M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ant
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