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Yesterday :: Yesterday (n.) Fig.: A recent time; time not long past.

Yestermorn :: Yestermorn (n.) Alt. of Yester-mornin.

Helianthin :: Helianthin (n.) An artificial, orange dyestuff, analogous to tropaolin, and like it used as an indicator in alkalimetry; -- called also methyl orange..

Hesternal :: Hesternal (a.) Pertaining to yesterday. [Obs.] See Yester, a..

Sentinel :: Sentinel (n.) A marine crab (Podophthalmus vigil) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also sentinel crab..

Podophthalmite :: Podophthalmite (n.) The eyestalk of a crustacean.

Safranin :: Safranin (n.) An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye..

Dye :: Dye (v. t.) To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs..

Dyestuff :: Dyestuff (n.) A material used for dyeing.

Safflower :: Safflower (n.) A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin (b).

Chrysoidine :: Chrysoidine (n.) An artificial, yellow, crystalline dye, C6H5N2.C6H3(NH2)2. Also, one of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine proper..

Yesternight :: Yesternight (n.) The last night; the night last past.

Yesterday :: Yesterday (n.) The day last past; the day next before the present.

Paeonine :: Paeonine (n.) An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also red coralline..

Crocetin :: Crocetin (n.) A dyestuff, obtained from the Chinese crocin, which produces a brilliant yellow..

Chay Root :: Chay root () The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native in India, which yieds a durable red dyestuff..

Orcein :: Orcein (n.) A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, /, obtained from orcin, and forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil. It is closely related to litmus..

Litmus :: Litmus (n.) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens (Roccella tinctoria, Lecanora tartarea, etc.), as a blue amorphous mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein..

Safranine :: Safranine (n.) An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type..

Ophthalmite :: Ophthalmite (n.) An eyestalk; the organ which bears the compound eyes of decapod Crustacea.

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