dye

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However, not all required components, such as the dye needed for surgeries, have been approved, and she doesn’t expect the healthcare-technology company to immediately enter these markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

This tagging process relies on a photoconvertible dye, which is a fluorescent molecule that changes the color of light it emits after exposure to light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

When her father, René, learns she has developed a vibrant blue dye, he tries to steal it — and is then imprisoned for treason by the dyers’ guild.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Surgeons inject a light-activated dye attached to a chemical that binds to targeted cancer cells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

He wore the same deerskin shawls and leggings and like his fellows had covered his face with bug-repelling oil and reddish-purple dye.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann