"Congo red" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Congo reds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Congo red (countable and uncountable, plural Congo reds)
  1. A dye that turns red in alkaline, blue in acidic solutions. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: Congo dye, Congo group
    Sense id: en-Congo_red-en-noun-fezNBaUK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dyes

Inflected forms

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