Tartrazine

(thing) by Ground Control (3.8 y) Tue Apr 18 2000 at 22:30:22
This dye is frequently found in cough syrup; those who ingest large quantities of syrup containing DXM may find that tartrazine aggravates robo itch.
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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:41:49

Tar"tra*zine (?), n. [Tartaric + hydrazine.] Chem.

An artificial dyestuff obtained as an orange-yellow powder, and regarded as a phenyl hydrazine derivative of tartaric and sulphonic acids.

 

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