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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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;
[syn: vat dye, vat color]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

vat dye
    n 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 [syn: vat dye, vat color]