vat dye

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vat dahy]
- /væt daɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vat dahy]
- /væt daɪ/

Definitions of vat dye words

noun vat dye any of the class of insoluble dyes impregnated into textile fibers by reduction into soluble leuco bases that regenerate the insoluble dye on oxidation. 1
noun vat dye a dye, such as indigo, that is applied by first reducing it to its leuco base, which is soluble in alkali, and then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the fibres of the material 0
noun vat dye a colorfast dye made soluble for application to cloth, then oxidized and thus rendered insoluble in the cloth 0

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Origin of vat dye

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Vat dye

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vat dye popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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