Dye vs. Purpurin

Dyenoun

A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

Dyenoun

Any hue, color, or blee.

Dyeverb

(transitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.

Dyeverb

To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.

Dyenoun

Color produced by dyeing.

Dyenoun

Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.

Dyenoun

Same as Die, a lot.

Dyenoun

a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Dyeverb

color with dye;

Dyenoun

a natural or synthetic substance used to add a colour to or change the colour of something

Dyeverb

add a colour to or change the colour of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye

Dyeverb

take colour well or badly during the dyeing process

Dye

A dye is a colored substance that chemically bonds to the substrate to which it is being applied. This distinguishes dyes from pigments which do not chemically bind to the material they color.

Purpurinnoun

A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain

Purpurinnoun

(biochemistry) A protein of the lipocalin family

Purpurinnoun

(historical) A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times

Purpurinnoun

A dyestuff resembling alizarin, found in madder root, and extracted as an orange or red crystalline substance.