| amaranth |
a purplish red chemical dye. [1/3 definitions] |
| anil |
a shrub of the pea family that is native to the West Indies, and from which indigo is obtained, or the blue dye itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| arteriography |
examination of the arteries by x-ray after injection with a radiopaque dye. |
| batik |
a technique for dyeing that involves covering certain areas of the fabric with removable wax in order to repel the dye. [1/2 definitions] |
| chrome |
to dye or treat with a chromium compound. [1/5 definitions] |
| cochineal |
a bright red dye made from the bodies of female scale insects. |
| cochineal insect |
any of a family of tropical insects that feeds on certain cactuses, esp. in Mexico, the female of which is the source of a brilliant red dye. |
| color |
that which is used to impart color, such as dye or paint. [1/12 definitions] |
| colorant |
something that changes the color of something else, esp. a pigment or dye. |
| cudbear |
a purple dye obtained from lichens. |
| dye |
to color or stain, esp. by immersing in a dye. [3/5 definitions] |
| dyeable |
combined form of dye. |
| dyeing |
the process or art of using dye to color fabric. |
| dyer's woad |
a yellow-flowered biennial plant whose leaves yield a blue dye. |
| dyestuff |
a substance that can be used as or made into a dye. |
| encephalogram |
an x-ray photograph of the spaces of the brain normally filled with cerebrospinal fluid, partially replaced for the procedure by air or dye. |
| fuchsin |
a purplish red dye. |
| Gram's method |
a method of classifying bacteria by staining them with a violet dye, the retention or loss of which determines their classification. |
| henna |
to dye (the hair) with henna. [1/4 definitions] |
| indigo |
a blue dye obtained from various plants or made synthetically. [2/3 definitions] |
| kermes |
the dried bodies of the female of certain scale insects, from which a purple-red dye is obtained. [2/3 definitions] |