BASIC COLOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does basic colour mean? 

• BASIC COLOUR (noun)
  The noun BASIC COLOUR has 1 sense:

1. a dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ion

  Familiarity information: BASIC COLOUR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BASIC COLOUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

basic color; basic colour; basic dye

Hypernyms ("basic colour" is a kind of...):

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