tartrazine

American

[tahr-truh-zeen, -zin] / ˈtɑr trəˌzin, -zɪn /

noun

Yellow No. 5.

tartrazine British

/ -zɪn, ˈtɑːtrəˌziːn /

noun

an azo dye that produces a yellow colour: widely used as a food additive ( E102 ) in convenience foods, soft drinks, sweets, etc, and in drugs, and also to dye textiles

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Etymology

Origin of tartrazine

1890–95; tartr- (combining form representing tartar ) + azine

Example Sentences

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In the realm of additives, substances like tartrazine and sodium benzoate emerge as potential instigators of urticaria and asthma.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2024

No black, tarry stuff is clinging to tartrazine when a digestive enzyme swoops down on it to dismantle it for potentially useful fragments.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2015

Such dyes as aniline black, alizarin blue, anthracene brown, tartrazine, some of the azo-reds and naphthol green resist the influence of light as well as, if not better than, any natural colouring-matter.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

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