Acid dye


any of a cl-ss of dyes containing one or more acidic groups, as the sulfo group: used in acid solution chiefly for dyeing wool and silk.
historical examples

if there is a precipitate there is a basic dye, if not, an acid dye.
the manufacture of paper robert walter sindall

the goods may advantageously be bottomed with an acid dye or a dye-wood extract, and then finished with basic dyes.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 16, slice 3 various

noun
a dye in which the chromoph-r- is part of a negative ion usually applied from an acidic solution

acid dye n.
any of a cl-ss of dyes that contain acidic groups, usually in the form of sodium or pot-ssium salts, and are used in staining cytoplasm and various acidophilic structures of cells or tissues. also called acid stain.

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