dye

soluble chemical substance or natural material which can impart color to other materials
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A dye is a class of chemical substances used primarily for coloring materials[1]. These substances impart color by bonding to or absorbing into the substrate they are applied to. Dyes are distinct from pigments, which remain insoluble and require a binder for adhesion.

Their applications span textiles, paper, leather, plastics, and food, where they provide vibrant or permanent coloration[1]. The chemical composition of dyes varies widely, allowing for a broad spectrum of hues and properties tailored to specific uses.

dye

Summary

dye is a class of chemical substances by use[1]. dye draws 381 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_substances_by_use category, ranking #10 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • dye's image is recorded as Historische Farbstoffsammlung DSC00366.JPG[3].
  • dye's instance of is recorded as class of chemical substances by use[4].
  • dye's GND ID is recorded as 4016465-2[5].
  • dye's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85028697[6].
  • dye's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119403355[7].
  • dye's subclass of is recorded as material[8].
  • dye's subclass of is recorded as colourant[9].
  • dye's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00570741[10].
  • dye's has use is recorded as dyeing[11].
  • dye's Commons category is recorded as Dyes[12].
  • dye's said to be the same as is recorded as colourant[13].
  • dye's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 25741[14].
  • dye's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028qp[15].
  • dye's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dyes[16].
  • dye's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300013029[17].
  • dye's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 667.2[18].
  • dye's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0213821[19].
  • dye's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[20].
  • dye's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • dye's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/dye[22].
  • dye's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/tint[23].
  • dye's has characteristic is recorded as color[24].
  • dye's has characteristic is recorded as solubility[25].
  • dye's BBC Things ID is recorded as b12d16bc-58b8-45a3-a0ee-95a55c24109b[26].
  • dye's different from is recorded as pigment[27].

Why It Matters

dye draws 381 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_substances_by_use category, ranking #10 of 45).[2] dye has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] dye is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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