Chemicals and Drugs

Coloring Agents

Chemicals and substances that impart color including soluble dyes and insoluble pigments. They are used in INKS; PAINTS; and as INDICATORS AND REAGENTS.

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Abstract

Chemicals and substances that impart color including soluble dyes and insoluble pigments. They are used in INKS; PAINTS; and as INDICATORS AND REAGENTS.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Coloring Agent
  • Agent, Coloring
  • Dye
  • Dyes
  • Organic Pigment
  • Organic Pigments
  • Pigments, Inorganic
  • Stain
  • Stains
  • Tissue Stain
  • Tissue Stains
  • Inorganic Pigments
  • Pigment, Organic
  • Pigments, Organic
  • Stain, Tissue
  • Stains, Tissue

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

differentiate from PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL

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History Note

2006(1963); for STAINS use STAINS AND STAINING 1991-1995

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  1. D27.720.233w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Coloring Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004396. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004396
  2. Coloring Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colourant
  3. Coloring Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q911922