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- ...ment]] generally is insoluble, and has no affinity for the substrate. Some dyes can be [[Precipitation (chemistry)|precipitated]] with an inert salt to pro ...] origin, with no or very little processing. By far the greatest source of dyes has been from the [[plant kingdom]], notably [[root]]s, [[berry|berries]],9 KB (1,363 words) - 12:35, 17 September 2007
- ...d ([[carthamin]]) and yellow dyes, especially before cheaper [[aniline]] [[dyes]] became available, and in medicines.<ref>Daniel Zohary and Maria Hopf, ''D ...tiles dated to the [[Twelfth dynasty of Egypt|Twelfth dynasty]] identified dyes made from safflower, and garlands made from safflowers were found in the to5 KB (753 words) - 05:15, 9 November 2007
- [[Category:Natural dyes]]2 KB (337 words) - 11:20, 24 October 2007
- ...e high in anthocyanins. This has led to them being very useful as natural dyes and, since anthocyanins are powerful antioxidants, to a great deal of inter4 KB (636 words) - 17:59, 5 January 2010
- ...ce.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/76509746/News.html] It is thought to work as a natural inhibitor of the [[cox-2]] enzyme, and has been shown effective in animal m ...urmeric is the [[polyphenol]] '''curcumin''', also known as C.I. 75300, or Natural Yellow 3. Systematic chemical name is <small>(1''E'',6''E'')-1,7-bis(4-hydr12 KB (1,708 words) - 05:41, 25 September 2007
- ...double lens is preferable. If the lens is of 8 inches focus, it will give natural size when placed equidistant between the object and the ground-glass focusi ...the slide is so colored as to show upon the screen the object or scene in natural hues. It is not difficult, with suitable knowledge and sufficient practice,27 KB (4,470 words) - 04:17, 10 July 2009
- ...neal production had declined again due to the scale insect having numerous natural enemies.<ref>Portillo M. & Vigueras G. (1988)</ref> ...cta]]'') were imported into [[Australia]] in the 19th century for use as a natural agricultural fence and in an attempt to establish a [[cochineal]] dye indus25 KB (3,658 words) - 16:03, 27 October 2007
- ...wounds in Russia in the mid-twentieth century. [[Orcein]] and other lichen dyes have largely been replaced by synthetic versions [http://waynesword.palomar ...e, D.M. (Editors) 1992. ''The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.'' Natural History Museum, London.18 KB (2,663 words) - 20:22, 24 November 2009
- ...hair-wash from A. concinna; several are used as forage plants, others for dyes, and still others for fiber. Many of them have scented wood, others make fi ...pagating-house at any time throughout the year, though early spring is the natural time. For open ground, sow in March or April. After germination, the plants16 KB (2,602 words) - 18:01, 23 August 2015
- ...e extent of making productive land unviable or acts as an alien species in natural ecosystems. Ingestion by livestock can cause photosensitization, central ne27 KB (3,879 words) - 06:54, 9 November 2007
- ...vivid colors, and all colors of the spectrum can be achieved with mushroom dyes. Before the invention of synthetic [[dye]]s the mushrooms were the primary49 KB (7,785 words) - 20:55, 8 January 2010
- ...ts entirety, even from all the appendages, and sometimes remains in such a natural position where the insect left it as to easily deceive one into thinking th ...oyed in great numbers by bacterial and fungous diseases. In spite of these natural checks it is, however, usually necessary to resort to a spray or some other284 KB (44,920 words) - 08:52, 12 September 2009