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Dye vs Alkermes - What's the difference?

dye | alkermes |

As nouns the difference between dye and alkermes

is that dye is a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied or dye can be while alkermes is the desiccated bodies of certain insects (female kermes ilicis'' and ''kermes vermilio ), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc containing such insects.

As a verb dye

is to colour with dye.

dye

English

(wikipedia dye)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) deie, from (etyl) . See (l). colored with dye'. The yarn has been ' dyed .

Noun

  • A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
    • Synonyms
    * colourant * tincture

    Verb

  • to colour with dye
    • Synonyms
    * (to color) tint, stain, shade, streak
    Derived terms
    (Terms derived from "dye") * dyeable * dyed-in-the-wool * dye-house * dye-line * dyer * dyery * dyester * dyestuff * dyewood/dye-wood

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (dice)
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 46.
    • If a dye were marked with one figure or number of spots on four sides, and with another figure or number of spots on the two remaining sides, it would be more probable, that the former would turn up than the latter ;

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    alkermes

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis'' and ''Kermes vermilio ), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects.
  • *, II.5.1.v:
    • But alkermes many except against: in some cases it may help, if it be good […].
  • A red Italian alcoholic liqueur.