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■ noun Chemistry a brilliant yellow synthetic dye derived from tartaric acid and used to colour food, drugs, and cosmetics.
Origin
C19: from Fr. tartre 'tartar' + azo- + -ine 4 .
[ 'tα:trəzi:n ]
■ noun Chemistry a brilliant yellow synthetic dye derived from tartaric acid and used to colour food, drugs, and cosmetics.
Origin
C19: from Fr. tartre 'tartar' + azo- + -ine 4 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004