dyestuff

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The common name of the dyestuff, Tyrian purple, derives from the habitat of the mollusks, which the Phoenicians purportedly began harvesting in the 16th century B.C. in the city-state of Tyre in present-day Lebanon.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2024

To prepare the dyestuff, chemists rely on two main processes: extraction and filtration.

From Scientific American • Apr. 5, 2012

It can be used in dyestuff manufacture at the new price; also, to make calcium gluconate, valuable medicinally in the treatment of hemorrhages.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Horlein, director of the Trust's pharmaceutical research at Elberfeld, and Dr. Domagk, a chemotherapist, designed Prontosil's complex molecule of dyestuff.

From Time Magazine Archive

The purple vegetable dyestuff orchil belongs to this class.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various