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dye - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair |
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coloring material,
colouring material,
color,
colour any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim"
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acid dye dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion
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alizarin yellow any of various yellow dyes; not related chemically to alizarin but applied in the same manner
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indigotin,
anil,
indigo shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye
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aniline dye any of many dyes made from aniline
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azo dye any dye containing one or more azo groups
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basic color,
basic colour,
basic dye a dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ion
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chromophore the chemical group that gives color to a molecule
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blueing,
bluing,
blue a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
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bromophenol blue,
bromphenol blue,
tetrabromo-phenolsulfonephthalein a dye used as an acid-base indicator
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bromothymol blue,
bromthymol blue a dye used as an acid-base indicator
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cochineal a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
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cyanine dye any of a class of dyes containing a -CH= group linking two heterocyclic rings containing nitrogen; used as sensitizers in photography
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direct dye,
substantive dye dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.)
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fluorescein,
fluoresceine,
fluorescent dye,
resorcinolphthalein a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
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fluorochrome any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens
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hair dye,
hair coloring a dye or tint for the hair
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kendal,
kendal green a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant
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lac dye scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac
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lead acetate,
sugar of lead a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes
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cudbear,
archil,
orchil any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil
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quercitron a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree
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radiopaque dye dye that does not allow the passage of X rays or other radiation; used to outline certain organs during X-ray examination
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saffranine,
safranin,
safranine any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes
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tyrian purple a vivid purplish-red color
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vat color,
vat dye a water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton
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woad any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
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dye - color with dye; "Please dye these shoes" |
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discolour,
discolor,
color,
colour change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
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bronze give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes"
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stain color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"
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deep-dye dye thoroughly
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yarn-dye,
impress dye (fabric) before it is spun
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stain color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"
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fast dye dye with fast colors; "These shirts should be fast-dyed"
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double dye dye twice
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hand-dye dye by hand; "This fabric is hand-dyed"
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piece-dye dye after weaving
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