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  • 11paint´a|ble — paint1 «paynt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a solid coloring matter mixed with a liquid, that can be spread on a surface to make a layer or film of white, black, or colored matter. b) the solid coloring matter alone; pigment: »a box of paints. 2. the… …

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  • 12Depleted uranium — The DU penetrator of a 30 mm round[1] Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q metal, depletalloy, or D 38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U 235 than natural uranium (natural uranium is about 99.27% uranium… …

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  • 13dye — dyable, dyeable, adj. dyer, n. /duy/, n., v., dyed, dyeing. n. 1. a coloring material or matter. 2. a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc. 3. color or hue, esp. as produced by dyeing. 4. of the… …

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  • 14cudbear — Purple red coloring agent derived from the lichen Ochrolechia tartarea (family Lecanoraceae) and for the coloring principles from Roccellaceae used for coloring liquid pharmaceutical preparations. SYN: crottle. * * * cud·bear kəd .ba(ə)r, .be(ə)r …

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  • 15Adulteration of Food — • This act is defined as the addition of any non condimental substance to a food Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Adulteration of Food     Adulteration of Food      …

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  • 16carmine — Red coloring matter used as a histology stain produced from coccinellin derived from cochineal; treatment of coccinellin with alum forms an aluminum lake of carminic acid, the essential const …

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  • 17dye — A stain or coloring matter; a compound consisting of chromophore and auxochrome groups attached to one or more benzene rings, its color being due to the chromophore and its dyeing affinities to the auxochrome. Dyes are used for intravital… …

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  • 18Textile processing — is one of the important industries related with textile manufacturing operations. This industry has a long history that begins with Indigo dyeing a natural color, derived from a plant. Once the process of coloring textiles was considered as an… …

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  • 19azolitmin — A purplish red coloring matter obtained from natural litmus or synthesized by oxidizing orcinol in the presence of ammonia, lime, and potash; used as a broad indicator of pH (red at 4.5, blue at 8.3). * * * azo·lit·min .az ō lit mən, .āz n a dark …

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  • 20Blanch — Blanch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blanching}.] [OE. blanchen, blaunchen, F. blanchir, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as, to blanch linen; age has… …

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