ACID DYE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acid dye mean? 

• ACID DYE (noun)
  The noun ACID DYE has 1 sense:

1. dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion

  Familiarity information: ACID DYE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACID DYE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("acid dye" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acid dye"):

metallized dye (acid dye in which the negative ion contains a chelated metal atom)