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Dye vs Clofazimine - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between dye and clofazimine

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 clofazimine is a fat-soluble riminophenazine dye used to treat leprosy.

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. ยง 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 ;

    Anagrams

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    clofazimine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia clofazimine)
  • A fat-soluble riminophenazine dye used to treat leprosy.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=April 28, author=Kate Murphy, title=With Aid of Drug Library, New Remedies From Old, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Another drug, clofazimine , used more than a century ago to treat leprosy, may be effective against autoimmune disorders like multiple sclerosis and psoriasis. }}