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Revision as of 12:03, 13 June 2013
Description
Natural dyes have been extracted from lichens for several hundred years. Lichen dyes produces red, blue, yellow, purple and brown colors on wool. Many of these dyes are strong-acid base indicators, such as litmus.
See archil, cudbear, and litmus.
Synonyms and Related Terms
colorantes de lquenes (Esp.); corantes de lquenes (Port.)
Authority
- R.J. Adrosko, R.J. Adrosko, Natural Dyes in the United States, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968
- Thomas Gregory, Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- John and Margaret Cannon, John and Margaret Cannon, Dye Plants and Dyeing, Herbert Press, London, 1994