"dyestuff" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaɪˌstʌf/ [General-American] Forms: dyestuffs [plural]
Etymology: From dye + stuff. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dye|stuff}} dye + stuff Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dyestuff (countable and uncountable, plural dyestuffs)
  1. Any soluble pigment used for dyeing the hair, fabric, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: azo dyestuff Translations (soluble pigment): väriaine (Finnish), pencelup (Indonesian), pencelup (Malay), barwnik [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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