as in pigment
a substance used to color other materials indigo is a dyestuff originally from India

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Recent Examples of dyestuff This cutting-edge technology uses membrane separation to extract indigo dyestuffs from wastewater. Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 12 Feb. 2025 The common name of the dyestuff, Tyrian purple, derives from the habitat of the mollusks, which the Phoenicians purportedly began harvesting in the 16th century B.C. in the city-state of Tyre in present-day Lebanon. Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024 By the close of the 19th century, German dyestuffs dominated the world market, though the first effects of acute exposures were already evident among the earliest generations of dye workers. Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2017
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Noun
  • Leaves have to make a new pigment to turn red.
    Berly McCoy, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Carrots' pigments can help give you a healthy glow and protect against harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays.
    Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Manufactured in Korea, the products don’t contain synthetic colors, chemicals, or harmful dyes.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But there was something about the coloring of Matthau.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The researcher added that Satureja had normal brown fur at birth, but her coloring changed in the years since.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But the replacements are still made of complex materials that include additives like colorants; the chemicals can react in ways the companies may not intend or understand, Boucher says.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Start by gathering a soap base (either goats milk or shea butter works), yellow and red soap colorant, fall-scented fragrance oil, silicone soap mold, measuring cups, and 99% isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle.
    Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025

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