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单词 colouring matter
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colouring mattercoloring mattern.

Brit. /ˈkʌlərɪŋ ˌmatə/, U.S. /ˈkələrɪŋ ˌmædər/
Forms: 1600s– colouring matter, 1700s– coloring matter (now U.S.).
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: colouring adj., matter n.1; colouring n., matter n.1
Etymology: Partly (probably originally) < colouring adj. + matter n.1, and partly < colouring n. + matter n.1; compare discussion at -ing suffix1 1h.
A substance to which the colour of a natural substance or object is due, or which is used to impart colour in a manufacturing or artistic procedure; a pigment, a dye.
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1689 W. Salmon tr. Y. van Diemerbroeck Anat. Human Bodies i. 349/2 That same Division..depends upon the various colouring Matter [L. diverso inficiente ichore] contain'd in the small Hollownesses.
1772 J. MacLurg Exper. Human Bile 38 The colouring matter of the Bile discovers also a much stronger attraction to the mineral acids.
1788 J. St. John tr. L. B. Guyton de Morveau et al. Method Chym. Nomencl. 158 Salts formed by the union of the prussic acid, or coloring matter of Prussian blue, with different bases.
1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics xxvi. 220 The colouring matter of the amethyst.
1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies Contents 11 Of Blue colouring matters: Indigo, Litmus or turnsole, Blue flowers.
1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table viii There are blondes who are such simply by deficiency of coloring matter.
1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) xliii. 645 Chlorophyll, the colouring matter of green plants.
1978 H. E. L. Andrew Batsford Encycl. Crafts (1988) 178/2 The encaustic tile has the colouring matter added to the clay before it is fired.
2006 Observer 15 Jan. (Mag.) 61/3 Most grape juice is clear—the colouring matter of red varieties is contained in the skins.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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