dyestuff

[ dahy-stuhf ]
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noun
  1. a material yielding or used as a dye.

Origin of dyestuff

1
1830–40; probably translation of German Farbstoff

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dyestuff

/ (ˈdaɪˌstʌf) /


noun
  1. a substance that can be used as a dye or from which a dye can be obtained

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