HyperDic: substantive_dye

English > 1 sense of the expression substantive dye:
NOUNsubstancesubstantive dye, direct dyedye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.)
English > substantive dye: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningdye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.).
Synonymdirect dye
Broaderdye, dyestuffA usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

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