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MeSH Heading: Coloring Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.720.233
Unique ID: D004396
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004396
Annotation: differentiate from PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL
Scope Note: Chemicals and substances that impart color including soluble dyes and insoluble pigments. They are used in INKS; PAINTS; and as INDICATORS AND REAGENTS.
Entry Term(s): Coloring Agent; Dye; Dyes; Organic Pigment; Organic Pigments; Pigments, Inorganic; Stain; Stains; Tissue Stain; Tissue Stains
See Also: Pharmaceutic Aids; Pigments, Biological; Staining and Labeling; Water Decolorization
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see DYES 1963-2005; for STAINS see STAINS AND STAINING 1991-1995
History Note: 2006(1963); for STAINS use STAINS AND STAINING 1991-1995
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Coloring Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2025