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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A direct cotton coal-tar color of the disazo type, related to stilbene. It dyes unmordanted cotton in a salt bath. It is very fast.
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On wool, we have about half a dozen of medium fastness, viz., benzo-orange, Congo orange R, chrysophenin G, chrysamin R, brilliant yellow.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 Various
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