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Vat dye Moderate

Vat dye has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton

2

Any of a class of dyes, many based on indigo, in which a soluble form is used to impregnate a fibre or fabric and is then converted to an insoluble form.

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dye
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dye undye redye bedye bondye predye re dye lac dye overdye azo dye tie dye acid dye hand dye fast dye hair dye deep dye basic dye piece dye leuco dye double dye
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