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azo dye

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a large number of mostly yellow to red synthetic dyes that contain an azo or diimide (-N=N-) functional group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

any dye containing one or more azo groups

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: dye, dyestuff

Narrower terms: congo red, methyl orange

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: azoboyaq — synthetic dye
  • Finnish: atsoväriaine — synthetic dye
  • Finnish: atsoväri — synthetic dye
  • Irish: asóruaim — synthetic dye
  • Italian: azocolorante — synthetic dye
  • Persian: رنگ آزو (rang-e âzo) — synthetic dye
  • Polish: barwnik azowy — synthetic dye
  • Portuguese: azocorante — synthetic dye
  • Spanish: azocolorante — synthetic dye