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dyestuff
[ dahy-stuhf ]
noun
- a material yielding or used as a dye.
dyestuff
/ ˈdaɪˌstʌf /
noun
- a substance that can be used as a dye or from which a dye can be obtained
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dyestuff1
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Example Sentences
The red dyestuff thus prepared is stated to be easily soluble in water.
There are a number of dyestuff makers in Europe who put vat colors on the market, but they all call them by different names.
They are next stained with a solution of starch, milk and red dyestuff.
The fumes of burning sulphur have an affinity for coloring matter—dyestuff.
The first is a yellow dyestuff, but it would be hard to assign any one shade or tint to Alizarin as a dyestuff.
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