coloring agent

  • 91tellurium — tel•lu•ri•um [[t]tɛˈlʊər i əm[/t]] n. chem. a rare, crystalline, silver white element: used in the manufacture of alloys and as a coloring agent in glass and ceramics Symbol: Te at. wt.: 127.60 at. no.: 52 sp. gr.: 6.24 • Etymology: < G (1798) …

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  • 92dye — [n] coloring agent color, colorant, dyestuff, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint; concept 259 Ant. bleach, whitener dye [v] change color with mixture impregnate, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint; concept 250 Ant. bleach, fade, whiten …

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  • 93пигмент — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN coloring agent …

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  • 94-chrome — [krōm] [< Gr chrōma: see CHROMA] combining form 1. color or coloring agent [urochrome] 2. chromium [ferrochrome] …

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  • 95chlorophyll — or chlorophyl [klôr′ə fil΄] n. [Fr chlorophylle: see CHLORO & PHYLL] the green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plant cells: it occurs in five forms, esp. (chlorophyll a), C55H72MgN4O5, and (chlorophyll b), C55H70MgN4O6: it is essential to… …

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  • 96Day-Glo — ☆ Day Glo [dā′glō΄ ] trademark for a coloring agent added to pigments, dyes, etc. to produce any of a variety of fluorescent colors adj. [also day glo] designating, of, or like such a color or colors …

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  • 97disclose — [dis klōz′] vt. disclosed, disclosing [ME disclosen < base of OFr desclore: see DIS & CLOSE2] 1. to bring into view; uncover 2. to reveal; make known; specif., to reveal (dental plaque) as by applying a special coloring agent to the teeth SYN …

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  • 98fuchsin — [fook′sin, fook′sēn΄fook′sin] n. [Fr fuchsine < FUCHSIA + ine, IN1: from the color] a purplish red aniline dye, C20H19N3HCl, used as a coloring agent in inks, stains, and dyes: also fuchsine [fook′sin, fook′sēn΄] …

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  • 99limonite — [lī′mə nīt΄] n. [< Gr leimōn, meadow, orig., low ground (for IE base see LIMB1) + ITE1] a brownish, amorphous mineral mixture of several iron oxides, esp. goethite, used as a coloring agent: sometimes an ore of iron: cf. YELLOW OCHER limonitic …

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  • 100streak — [strēk] n. [ME streke < OE strica: for IE base see STRIKE] 1. a line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area 2. a ray of light or a flash, as of lightning 3. a vein or stratum of a …

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