PRIMARY COLOUR FOR PIGMENTS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does primary colour for pigments mean? 

• PRIMARY COLOUR FOR PIGMENTS (noun)
  The noun PRIMARY COLOUR FOR PIGMENTS has 1 sense:

1. any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing

  Familiarity information: PRIMARY COLOUR FOR PIGMENTS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRIMARY COLOUR FOR PIGMENTS (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

primary color for pigments; primary colour for pigments

Context example:

the primary colors for pigments are red, blue, and yellow

Hypernyms ("primary colour for pigments" is a kind of...):

primary color; primary colour (any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing)