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tartrazine en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree English tart(a)r Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English az(ote) English -ine English azine English tartrazine From tart(a)r + azine.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A lemon-yellow azo dye used as a food colouring.
   • The European Union requires a warning label on products that contain three artificial food dyes approved in the U.S.: Yellow No. 5, also known as tartrazine. Red No. 40, also called E129 or Allura Red AC. Yellow No. 6, called sunset yellow or E110. 2024 December 7, Kaitlin Sullivan, “FDA may finally ban artificial red dye from beverages, candy and other foods”, in NBC News:
   • Rowlands and Gorecki said that existing methods to turn tissue transparent use solutions that have side effects such as dehydration and swelling and can alter the structure of the tissue. However, tartrazine was used at a low concentration, and its effects were easily undone, potentially facilitating prolonged study of biological processes in live animals, they wrote. 2024 September 5, Katie Hunt, “Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says”, in CNN:

Forms

Relateds

tartrazinic acid

Synonyms

yellow 5 · E102 · FD&C Yellow No. 5 · Yellow 5

Translations (7)

fi tartratsiini (food colouring) · ca tartrazina (food colouring) · et tartrasiin (food colouring) · sv tartrazin (food colouring) · es tartrazina (food colouring) · es tartracina (food colouring) · de Tartrazin (food colouring)