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Examples of azo dye in a Sentence
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According to the company, their period underwear is also made without any PFAS or azo dyes.
—Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 6 May 2024
Today, they are often synthesized from a chemical derived from petroleum called naphthalene to make a final product called an azo dye.
—Lorne J. Hofseth, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2021
The following textile ingredients are also prohibited: toxic heavy metals, formaldehyde, aromatic solvents, GMOs and their enzymes, and azo dyes that release carcinogenic compounds.
—Lindsay Talbot, Marie Claire, 19 July 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Azo dye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/azo%20dye. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.
Medical Definition
azo dye
noun
: any of numerous dyes containing azo groups
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