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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tartrazine

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Salon

Sulfites in dried fruit and tartrazine in food dyes can cause asthma exacerbations.

From New York Times

In one sense, this is no more than a savvy pre-Christmas marketing campaign, but Cards Against Humanity has been bashing the US’s tartrazine God-emperor for a long time now.

From The Guardian

Earlier this year there were reports of the synthetic food colourings tartrazine and sunset yellow being used in counterfeit powdered saffron.

From BBC

Bad news, cereal lovers: It’s about to get harder to start your day with a rich, comforting bowl of tartrazine.

From Time

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023