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Fusteric :: Fusteric (n.) The coloring matter of fustet.

Hard :: Hard (superl.) Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the coloring or light and shade.

Indigometry :: Indigometry (n.) The art or method of determining the coloring power of indigo.

Plash :: Plash (v. t.) To splash or sprinkle with coloring matter; as, to plash a wall in imitation of granite..

Oenocyan :: Oenocyan (n.) The coloring matter of red wines.

Xanthin :: Xanthin (n.) A yellow insoluble coloring matter extracted from yellow flowers; specifically, the coloring matter of madder..

Mordant :: Mordant (n.) Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes..

Doctor :: Doctor (n.) Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary engine, called also donkey engine..

Discoloring :: Discoloring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discolo.

Melain :: Melain (n.) The dark coloring matter of the liquid of the cuttlefish.

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..

Carmine :: Carmine (n.) The essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid..

Erythrophyllin :: Erythrophyllin (n.) The red coloring matter of leaves, fruits, flowers, etc., in distinction from chlorophyll..

Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture..

Avignon Berry :: Avignon berry () The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius, eand of other species of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow. Called also French berry..

Kermes :: Kermes (n.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine..

Intinctivity :: Intinctivity (n.) The want of the quality of coloring or tingeing other bodies.

Phycophaeine :: Phycophaeine (n.) A brown coloring matter found in certain algae.

Wafer :: Wafer (n.) An adhesive disk of dried paste, made of flour, gelatin, isinglass, or the like, and coloring matter, -- used in sealing letters and other documents..

Coloring :: Coloring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Colo.

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