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   Dye
   A dye is a substance applied to material, usually a textile, for decorative purposes, to give it a colour different from that which it originally possessed.
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   dye
   [n] - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair 2. [v] - color with dye
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   dye
   Roman textile workers used a variety of natural dyes on cloth, including onion skins (golden yellow), pine cones (reddish-yellow) and tree bark (reddish-brown). Other natural sources included berries, leaves, minerals, shellfish, nettles and saffron from crocuses.
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   Dye
   A substance used to give color to cloth, plastics, paper, or other materials.Dye may be made from plants or by synthetic chemical reactions.
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   Dye
   A substance, usually organic, which is designed to be absorbed or adsorbed by, made to react with, or deposited within a substrate in order to impart colour to the substrate with some degree of permanence.
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   dye
   soluble pigment having the property of becoming attached to fibres Category: The chemical industry
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   Dye
   Dye transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dyed ; present participle & verbal noun Dyeing .] [ Middle English deyan , dyen , Anglo-Saxon deágian .] To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs. « Cloth to be dyed of divers colors.» Tre ...
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   Dye
   Dye noun 1. Color produced by dyeing. 2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.
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   Dye
   Dye noun Same as Die , a lot. Spenser.
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    dye
    A stain or colouring matter; a compound consisting of chromophore and auxochrome groups attached to one or more benzene rings, its colour being due to the chromophore and its dyeing affinities to the auxochrome. Dyes are used for intravital colouration of living cells, staining tissues and microorganisms, as antiseptics and germicides, and some as ...
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    dye
    dyestuff noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
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    dye
    verb color with dye; `Please dye these shoes`
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    Dye
    A `dye` can generally be described as a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and may require a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber. Both dyes and pigments appear to be colored because they absorb some wavelengths of light preferentially. In contrast with a dye, a pigment generally is insoluble, and has no affinity for the su...
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    dye
    (di) any of various colored substances containing auxochromes and thus capable of coloring substances to which they are applied; used for staining and coloring, as test reagents, and as therapeutic agents.
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    Dye
    • (n.) Color produced by dyeing. • (v. t.) To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs. • (n.) Same as Die, a lot. • (n.) Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.
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    dye
    coloured substance synthesized from certain chemical compounds called benzenoid hydrocarbons, obtained from either coal tar or petroleum. Its most ... [25 related articles]
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    dye
    A stain or coloring matter; a compound consisting of chromophore and auxochrome groups attached to one or more benzene rings, its color being due to the chromophore and its dyeing affinities to the auxochrome. Dyes are used for intravital coloration of living cells, staining tissues and microorganisms, as antiseptics and germicides, and some as sti...
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    Dye
    A type of color that soaks into the fibers of the wood instead of being left on top like pigment. Commonly used to evenly color wood before staining.
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    dye
    A colored substance which imparts its color to textiles to which it is applied and for which it has a chemical affinity. Dyes differ from pigments in being used in solution in an aqueous medium. Dyeing was practiced in the Fertile Crescent and in China by 3000 BC, using natural dyes obtained from ...
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    dye
    dye, any substance, natural or synthetic, used to color various materials, especially textiles, leather, and food. Natural dyes are so called because they are obtained from plants (e.g., alizarin, catechu, indigo, and logwood), from animals (e.g., cochineal, kermes, and Tyrian purple), and from cert...
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