Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun basic_dye

1 sense of basic dye

Sense 1
basic dye, basic color, basic colour -- (a dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ion)
       => dye, dyestuff -- (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)