Dyestuff

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In com., any dyewood, lichen, powder, or dye-cake used in dyeing and staining.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A material used for dyeing.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. any soluble pigment used for dyeing the hair, fabric etc
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
    • Word Usage
    "In a few cases the dyestuff is a zinc compound, and zinc in small traces may possibly be fixed by the material, but this metal is not known to be actively noxious."
    cross-reference
    albumen dyestuff  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    color  coloring material  colour  colouring material  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Kendal  Tyrian purple  acid dye  alizarin yellow  anil  
    Same Context
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    andinternational  candied  circumscriptions  continent-wide  corned  
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