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noun Chemistry.

any of a group of azo dyes derived from benzidine that will dye cotton and other vegetable fibers without the aid of a mordant.

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Also called Congo dye .

Words nearby Congo color

conglutinate, conglutination, congo, Congo Basin, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo color, Congo, Democratic Republic of, congo eel, Congo Free State, Congolese, congophilic angiopathy

How to use Congo color in a sentence

Even other men of color considered Revels a curious figure, for Mississippi had never had a large free black population.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Similarly, a recent NPR report covered the challenges many police departments are having recruiting officers of color.
How to Solve the Policing Crisis|Keli Goff|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The losers have always been children in poverty, children of color, and children with disabilities.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future|Jonah Edelman|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In Brazil people color code their underwear according to their needs.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At the highest navigable point of the Congo River, thick jungle creates an impenetrable wall of green around a large island.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pink flowers are the largest while those of a yellow color are the smallest.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
She was growing accustomed to like shocks, but she could not keep the mounting color back from her cheeks.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Her attachment to impressionism leads this artist to many experiments in color—or, as one critic wrote, "to play with color."
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
They are succeeded by kidney shaped capsules of a brown color.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.