HyperDic: bister

English > 1 sense of the word bister:
NOUNsubstancebister, bistrea water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot
English > bister: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA water-soluble brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling wood soot.
Synonymbistre
Broaderpigmentdry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid / liquid to produce paint, etc.)
Spanishbister, bistre
Catalanbistre, bistro
Adjectivesbistered, bistredcolored with or as if with bister

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