metallized dye

1. 1.

   acid dye in which the negative ion contains a chelated metal atom

   Broaderacid dye

Questions about metallized dye

What does metallized dye mean?

metallized dye means "acid dye in which the negative ion contains a chelated metal atom".

Is metallized dye a common word?

metallized dye is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.