Found 3 hits - Term: indigo, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
indigo \in"digo\, a.
having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo.
1913 webster
indigo berry bot., the fruit of the west indian shrub
randia aculeata, used as a blue dye.
indigo bird zool., a small north american finch
cyanospiza cyanea. the male is indigo blue in color.
called also indigo bunting.
indigo blue.
a the essential coloring material of commercial indigo,
from which it is obtained as a dark blue earthy powder,
with a reddish luster, c16h10n2o2, which may be
crystallized by sublimation. indigo blue is also made
from artificial amido cinnamic acid, and from artificial
isatine; and these methods are of great commercial
importance. called also indigotin.
b a dark, dull blue color like the indigo of commerce.
indigo brown chem., a brown resinous substance found in
crude indigo.
indigo copper min., covellite.
indigo green, a green obtained from indigo.
indigo plant bot., a leguminous plant of several species
genus indigofera, from which indigo is prepared. the
different varieties are natives of asia, africa, and
america. several species are cultivated, of which the most
important are the indigofera tinctoria, or common
indigo plant, the indigofera anil, a larger species,
and the indigofera disperma.
indigo purple, a purple obtained from indigo.
indigo red, a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained
from crude indigo as a dark brown amorphous powder.
indigo snake zool., the gopher snake.
indigo white, a white crystalline powder obtained by
reduction from indigo blue, and by oxidation easily
changed back to it; -- called also indigogen.
indigo yellow, a substance obtained from indigo.
1913 webster
see also:
indigo berry randia aculeata indigo bird cyanospiza cyanea indigo bunting indigo blue
c16h10n2o2 indigotin indigo brown indigo copper indigo green
indigo plant indigofera indigofera tinctoria common indigo plant indigofera anil
indigofera disperma indigo purple indigo red indigo snake indigo white
indigogen indigo yellow
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
indigo \in"digo\, n.; pl. indigoes. f. indigo, sp. indigo,
indico, l. indicum indigo, fr. indicus indian. see indian.
1913 webster
1. a kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.
1913 webster
2. chem. a blue dyestuff obtained from several plants
belonging to very different genera and orders, such as,
the woad, isatis tinctoria family cruciferae,
indigofera suffroticosa, indigofera tinctoria family
leguminosae, indigofera anil, nereum tinctorium,
polygonum tinctorium ait. family polygonaceae, etc.;
called also natural indigo. it is a dark blue earthy
substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet
luster when rubbed. indigo does not exist in the plants as
such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside
indican.
1913 webster
note: commercial indigo contains the essential coloring
principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other
dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various
impurities. indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents,
with the exception of strong sulphuric acid.
1913 webster
chinese indigo bot., isatis indigotica, a kind of woad.
wild indigo bot., the american herb baptisia tinctoria
which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other
species of the same genus.
1913 webster
see also:
indigoes indian isatis tinctoria cruciferae indigofera suffroticosa indigofera tinctoria
leguminosae indigofera anil nereum tinctorium polygonum tinctorium polygonaceae
natural indigo indican chinese indigo isatis indigotica wild indigo
baptisia tinctoria
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
indigo
n 1: a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically syn:
anil, indigotin
2: deciduous subshrub of southeastern asia having pinnate
leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of
indigo dye syn: indigo plant, indigofera tinctoria
3: a blue-violet color
also: indigoes pl
see also:
anil indigotin indigo plant indigofera tinctoria indigoes
Results 1 - 10 of 20 found about indigo: Indigo
>> I Words
Indigo, definition of term: Indigo
indigo_pag1.html Indigo Plant
>> I Words
Indigo Plant, definition of term: Indigo Plant
indigo+plant_pag1.html
... ..
http://www.indigo.ca/, score=100, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 7:41 pm
Chapters.Indigo.ca
... ..
http://chapters.indigo.ca/, score=98, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 11:23 pm indigo.de:
...Neue Platten, Tour-Termine, Fernsehauftritte?. Indigo informiert ... Indigo aus Hamburg stellt sich und sein Programm vor - mit ... ..
http://www.indigo.de/, score=97, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:18 pm INDIGO CHILDREN - HOME
...INDIGO CELEBRATION is a page dedicated to the second Indigo book, "An ... The Indigo Children" and "An Indigo Celebration," published by Hay ... ..
http://www.indigochild.com/, score=97, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:59 pm Molecular Models, Neodymium Magnets, Magnifying Glass, School Science Supplies, ...
...Indigo Instruments. info@indigo.com. 169 Lexington Court, Unit I. ... 1 (877) 746-4764. © Copyright 1997-2001, Indigo Instruments. All ... ..
http://www.indigo.com/, score=97, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 12:47 am IndigoGirls.com - The Official Site!
...NEW ALBUM "RARITIES" IN STORES NOW! © 2005 Indigo Girls. All rights ... Indigo Girls ite. ... ..
http://www.indigogirls.com/, score=96, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:57 pm Chapters Indigo
... ..
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/, score=95, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:58 pm Indigo Sports
...Indigo Sports, Inc.. PMB 617, 207 Banks Station, Fayetteville, GA ... Indigo slip-on and full exhaust systems are made with the same quality ... ..
http://www.indigosports.com/, score=95, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 11:46 am Page 1 2 Next Last accessed:2008/09/05 06:04:40 [Total processing time: 1 seconds] |