tempera

1. A painting medium in which pigment is mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size or egg yolk. Also called poster color, poster paint.

2. Painting done in this medium.

3. A process of painting in which an albuminous or colloidal medium (as egg yolk) is employed as a vehicle instead of oil.

4. A painting done in tempera.

5. A method of painting with pigments dispersed in an emulsion miscible with water, typically egg yolk. The method was used in Europe for fine painting, mainly on wood panels, from the 12th or early 13th century until the 15th, when it began to give way to oils.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
tempera	11	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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am	4
ar	2
at	2
em	4
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ma	4
me	4
pa	4
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ta	2
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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tree	4
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ameer	7
apter	7
arete	5
armet	7
eater	5
etape	7
mater	7
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metre	7
pater	7
peart	7
perea	7
peter	7
prate	7
ramee	7
ramet	7
remap	9
remet	7
retem	7
tamer	7
taper	7
tramp	9

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ampere	10
epater	8
metepa	10
remate	8
repeat	8
retape	8
reteam	8
tamper	10
temper	10

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tempera	11