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aniline dye
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aniline dye
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(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) any synthetic dye originally made from raw materials, such as aniline, obtained from coal tar
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Noun1.aniline dye - any of many dyes made from aniline
dye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair


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Also linked to bladder cancer are exposure to certain chemicals, such as benzidines, aniline dyes, naphthalenes; radiation exposure; heredity; possibly extremely high consumption of saccharin; a history of schistosomiasis (a tropical disease); chronic urinary tract infections or inflammation; and working in the dye, chemical, rubber, and leather industries.
However, the newer developments of synthetic aniline dyes are more lightfast and often cheaper.
In the early 20th Century, flexo's use in the USA was primarily in food packaging, until it was delivered a big blow by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when aniline dyes were classified as unsuitable for food packaging.
 
 
 
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