Definition of fire red
2 or less commonly fire red toner : a brilliant orange-red azo dye that has good resistance to light and heat, is made from diazotized 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline, and is used as a pigment for paint and for lithographic and offset inks; chlorinated para red
— called also Permanent Red R
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