Dye vs Purpurin - What's the difference?
dye | purpurin |
A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
to colour with dye
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 46.
A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain
(biochemistry) A protein of the lipocalin family
A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times
As nouns the difference between dye and purpurin
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 purpurin is a red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain.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
Synonyms
* colourant * tinctureVerb
Synonyms
* (to color) tint, stain, shade, streakDerived terms
(Terms derived from "dye") * dyeable * dyed-in-the-wool * dye-house * dye-line * dyer * dyery * dyester * dyestuff * dyewood/dye-woodEtymology 2
Noun
(dice)- 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 ;
