dyestuffs

noun

plural of dyestuff
as in pigments
a substance used to color other materials indigo is a dyestuff originally from India

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  1. pigments
  2. dyes
  3. colors
  4. colorants
Noun
  • The key to most waterproof formulas are waxes or silicones, which protect the pigments from water and prevents it from breaking down.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Its red-purple edges come from anthocyanins, plant pigments associated with heart health.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
Definition of pigments
Noun
  • Beyond the dyes, the FDA began a systematic review of food chemicals.
    — Avik Roy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Cotton used in tampons, for example, could have absorbed metals from water, air, or soil, or from materials added during manufacturing, such as dyes, or even during factory processing.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 22 July 2026
Definition of dyes
Noun
  • Night after night, Swift would perform for more than three hours, running back her career one era at a time, each one its own world with distinctive sets, costumes, and colors.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Even the white Reverse Retro jersey in 2022-23 with those colors as accents crushed.
    — The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of colors
Noun
  • There was a push to use American dyes and colorants to stave off a deep economic recession—there wasn’t really any other choice—but the cold commercial reality dumped water all over that flag-waving parade.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But that other supplier would have to try to reverse engineer that particular dye — formulas for dyes and colorants were, in spite of being in service to the war effort, still proprietary — and backward engineering color from a finished product is a crapshoot.
    — Kory Stamper, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of colorants
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