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A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
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indigotin
Word definitions for indigotin in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Indigo \In"di*go\, a. Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo. Indigo berry (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub Randia aculeata , used as a blue dye. Indigo bird (Zo["o]l.), a small North American finch ( Cyanospiza cyanea ). ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically [syn: anil , indigo ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) A dark blue compound that is the principal dye in indigo
Usage examples of indigotin.
To bleach that dye out I’ll have to go over his face with a needle, pore by pore, and hammer in the indigotin disulphonic.
To bleach that dye out I'll have to go over his face with a needle, pore by pore, and hammer in the Indigotin disulphonic.
To bleach that dye out I'll have to go over his face with a needle, pore by pore, and hammer in the indigotin disulphonic.