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BISTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bister mean? 

BISTER (noun)
  The noun BISTER has 1 sense:

1. a water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood sootplay

  Familiarity information: BISTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BISTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

bister; bistre

Hypernyms ("bister" is a kind of...):

pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))


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