Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colorant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: col-orant
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of colourant.

Example Sentences

"And on March 21, Virginia passed a law banning colorants from school food, effective July 1, 2027."
"That difference is “very challenging for companies, because, for example, if a company produces 10 different products that are red, they could be using one synthetic colorant,” Giusti said. “But if they want to replace the synthetic colorant with a natural alternative, they may need to use up to 10 different natural colorants.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from French colorant, equivalent to color + -ant.

Inflected Forms

colorants (plural)

Derived Forms

biocolorant

Questions

What does colorant mean?: Alternative spelling of colourant.
Where does colorant come from?: Borrowed from French colorant, equivalent to color + -ant.

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