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VAT COLOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vat color mean?
• VAT COLOR (noun)
The noun VAT COLOR has 1 sense:
1. a water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton
Familiarity information: VAT COLOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
vat color; vat dye
Hypernyms ("vat color" is a kind of...):
dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)
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