Dye

Dye is a substance used to color materials. It is often used to color the fabric used to make clothing. It has low solubility. A pigment won't do this because it won't stick to the fibers of the fabric and color them. A dye can be natural, usually made from plant material such as berries, or a dye can be artificial, meaning that it is made by humans from chemicals such as petrochemicals.

Most natural dyes are gotten from different parts of a plant like the roots, fruits, bark, leaves, wood, fungi and lichens.^[1] Most dyes are synthetic and are made from petrochemicals.^[2]

1. ↑ Burgess, Rebecca, 1977- (2011). Harvesting color : how to find plants and make natural dyes. Green, Paige. New York: Artisan. ISBN 978-1-57965-425-2. OCLC 667210526.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ↑ Silfvast, William T. (2008-07-21). Laser Fundamentals. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-85557-0.