substantive : Idioms & Phrases

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Noun substantive

  • (Gram.), a noun which designates an object, material or immaterial; a substantive.
Webster 1913

Substantive color

  • one which communicates its color without the aid of a mordant or base; opposed to adjective color.
Webster 1913

substantive dye

  • noun dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.)
    direct dye.
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