azo dye

n. Any of various red, brown, or yellow acidic or basic dyes derived from amino compounds.

azo dye

n (Dyeing) any of a class of artificial dyes that contain the azo group. They are usually red, brown, or yellow and are obtained from aromatic amines

az′o dye`

n. any of a class of dyes containing one or more azo groups.

Thesaurus

Noun

azo dye - any dye containing one or more azo groupscongo red - a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)methyl orange - an azo dye used as an acid-base indicator; used for titrations involving weak basesdye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

azo dye

A group of dyes produced from amino compounds by diazotisation and coupling of the reactants; the reactions are a function of the number groups in the molecule.

Uses
Plastics, rubber and in the cattle industry; the carcinogenicity of these substances is related to the ortho-hydroxylated metabolites complexed with sulphates and glucuronic acid.

azo dye

any of a class of artificial dyes obtained from aromatic amines.

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noun any dye containing one or more azo groups

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