basic dye

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noun

a dye soluble in acid and insoluble in basic solution, consisting mostly of amino or imino compounds of xanthene or triarylmethane: used mainly for inks, carbon paper, and typewriter ribbon.

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Origin of basic dye

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby basic dye

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How to use basic dye in a sentence

We were barely into the appetizer when he asked a fairly basic question—where did my family live?
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The training, at least as described by the U.S. military, is incredibly basic.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’|Nancy A. Youssef|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nothing in it was meant to change the basic operations of the capitalist economy or to intervene aggressively in class relations.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And yet—as any private who went through basic can tell you—good weapons training means not shooting wildly 14 times.
A Veteran’s View: NYC Cold War Between Cops and City Hall|Matt Gallagher|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I was put in a solitary confinement completely cut off from the outside world without even enjoying basic prisoner rights.
A Daughter’s Plea: Free My Father from Prison in Iran|Mitra Pourshajari, Movements.Org, Advancing Human Rights|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nuclei and certain other structures in the blood are stained by the basic dyes, and are hence called basophilic.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Almost thrusting mademoiselle aside, Garnache stood out to face him, the flush of hot anger showing through the dye on his cheeks.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
What we call curiosity in the ape is the basic form of the characteristic which we call attention or observation in man.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
No; keepe emFor your owne sins, you Rogues, till you repent: Youll dye else and be damnd.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Ile dye first.Farewell, continue merry, and high HeauenKeepe your wife chaste.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger

Medical definitions for basic dye

basic dye

Any of various usually synthetic dyes that produce brilliant colors, react as bases, and are usually used as stains.basic stain