acid dye

1. 1.

   dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion

   Broaderdye

   Narrowermetallized dye

Questions about acid dye

What does acid dye mean?

acid dye means "dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion".

Is acid dye a common word?

acid dye is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.