Turnsole (dye)

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      1. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="en">turnsole (dye)</skos:prefLabel>

      2. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="nl">turnsole</skos:prefLabel>

      3. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="zh">染匠桐油染料</skos:prefLabel>

      4. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="es">púrpura heliotropo</skos:prefLabel>

      5. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="zh">rǎn jiàng tóng yóu rǎn liào</skos:altLabel>

      6. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="zh">ran jiang tong you ran liao</skos:altLabel>

      7. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="zh">jan chiang t'ung yu jan liao</skos:altLabel>

      8. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="zh">燈臺草</skos:altLabel>

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      10. <skos:note xml:lang="en">A natural purple dye obtained from the seeds of the European turnsole plant, Chrozophora tinctoria. It is not lightfast. Turnsole is an acid-base indicator dye that is red in acid and blue to violet in alkalis. It was used as a violet watercolor pigment in 14th century Italian manuscripts and as a purple textile dye from medieval times to the 17th century.</skos:note>

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