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tartrazine

tartrazine

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A bright yellow dye people make in factories to color food, medicine, cosmetics, and clothes
  • noun
  • /ˈtɑːrtrəˌziːn/
  • Specialized
: tartrazina
  • Some cosmetics use tartrazine as a color additive to create a sunny appearance.
  • tartrazine (Yellow #5)

Examples

  • A mixture of artificial colorings, including sunset yellow, Carmoisine, tartrazine, ponceau 4R, and sodium benzoate preservative.

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  • The color is Indian yellow acrylic; now it comes in many different flavors of Nickel Azo Tartrazine.

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  • Working in conjunction with Dr. Sykes, experiments were devised on the mixing of graduated solutions of tartrazine and other dyes in specific concentrations.

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  • Many candies get their bright yellow color from tartrazine, a synthetic dye used in foods.

  • The drink contained tartrazine to give it a vibrant yellow hue that appealed to children.

Synonyms

dyestuff
vstartrazine
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A substance used to add color to cloth and hair

is a particular synthetic yellow chemical used to color foods and cosmetics

Surface Forms

tartrazine singular
tartrazines plural

Morphology

tartrazine = tartar (opaque) = tartar + azine

Although formed from a root referring to tartar/tartrate plus a chemical suffix, the meaning 'synthetic yellow dye' is not derivable by an average learner from these parts.

Etymology

Tartrazine comes from the tartar part of tartaric (as in 'cream of tartar') plus a chemical ending -azine. So, the name shows it is a man-made dye related to tartaric acid and helps you remember it is a bright yellow color used in foods and medicines.