Definition of Ponceau

1. Noun. (chemistry) Any of a number of red pigments, some of which are used as indicators ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ponceau

1. a red dye [n PONCEAUS or PONCEAUX]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ponceau

pompousness
pompousnesses
pomps
pomroy
pomroys
poms
pomset
pomsets
pomwater
pomwaters
pomœrium
pon
ponazuril
ponce
ponce wheel
ponceau (current term)
ponceau D xylidine
ponceaus
ponceaux
ponced
ponces
poncey
poncho
ponchoed
ponchos
poncier
ponciest
poncing
poncy
pond

Literary usage of Ponceau

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Year-book for Colorists and Dyers: Presenting a Review of the Year's by Herman A Metz (1908)
"... SS ponceau 3RB A, PK WGS, SS ponceau 4R Mz, A, PK .. .WGS, SS ponceau 4RB A WGS, SS ponceau 5R Mz WGS, SS ponceau 6R, 6R crystal Mz, PK WGS, ..."

2. The Year-book for Colorists and Dyers by Harwood Huntington (1902)
"Agent or Name of Dye. Maker. Dye Method. ponceau Brilliant 4R Math WGS ponceau G ... SS ponceau 2RS SS WGS, SS ponceau 3RB A, PK WGS, SS ponceau .4R A, ..."

3. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1893)
"ponceau 3 R. From amido-ethyl dimethyl-benzene thol-mono-sulphonic acid CS ... Crystal ponceau. From a-naphthylamine and ß- naphthol-di-sulphonic acid RS ..."

4. Colonial Records of Pennsylvania by Samuel Hazard (1853)
"... That Peter S. Du ponceau, Esquire, agreeably to his petition of yesterday, be appointed to succeed ..."

5. A list of editions of the holy Scriptures and parts thereof, printed in by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan (1861)
"... Harmony of the Gospel, was printed only for the use of the Missionaries and is not to be purchased. Du ponceau'i ..."

6. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1873)
"21380 Du ponceau. Historical Discourse delivered before the Pennsylvania Historical ... 21382 Du ponceau. Memoire sur le Systeme grammatical des langues de ..."

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