Procionn.
/ˈprəʊsɪən/, U.S. /ˈproʊsiən/ A proprietary name for: any of a large class of reactive dyestuffs based on 1,3,5-triazine and covering a wide range of colours. Usually attributive.
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Procion1956
1956 Trade Marks Jrnl. 23 May 424/1 Procion... Dyes, dyestuffs and colouring matters, none being for laundry or toilet purposes.
1974 Sci. Amer. Jan. 41/1 The branching patterns of a cell can be traced by injecting the fluorescent dye Procion yellow.
1993 Jrnl. Muscle Res. & Cell Motility 14 446 Membrane damage was evaluated by bathing the muscle in Procion Red.
2003 Handwoven Jan.–Feb. 25 (caption) Dry-dipping the pleated fabric in a medium-strength immersion bath, and stenciled wisteria motifs with Procion MX dye paste are combined in the fabric design.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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