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1. (n.) vat dye
any of a class of water-insoluble dyes that are taken up by textile fibers and then fixed by oxidation.

Etymology: (1900–05)

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1. (noun) vat dye, vat color
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

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