priming (n.)

• cap
• chromogen
• coat
• coating
• color
• coloring
• covering
• detonator
• distemper
• drier
• dye
• dyestuff
• fresco
• fuse
• gilding
• glazing
• ground
• medium
• paint
• painting
• pigment
• primer
• squib
• stain
• staining
• tempera
• thinner
• tinction
• tincture
• turpentine
• turps
• undercoat
• vehicle
• wash