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butter yellows

butter yellows is the plural of butter yellow.

Meaning of butter yellow

Noun

butter yellow (countable and uncountable, plural butter yellows)

  1. A light, soft yellow colour.
    • The year’s defining color is hiding in plain sight. Butter yellow (yes, the pastel between canary and beige) has been on the rise for the past few years, and we’ve seen it splashed across enough recent runways and style influencers to finally make a call: The soft, silky shade is about to go...2024 February 22, Jake Henry Smith, “Butter Yellow Will Be Everywhere This Year—Here’s How to Style It”, in Glamour
  2. An azo dye with the formula C₆H₅N₂C₆H₄N(CH₃)₂, used as a food additive in butter and margarine before its toxicity was recognized.
    Synonyms:
    methyl yellow

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Questions about butter yellows

What is butter yellows the plural of?
Butter yellows is the plural of butter yellow.

Words near butter yellows in the dictionary

  1. butter will not melt in someone's mouth
  2. butter won't melt in someone's mouth
  3. butter would not melt in someone's mouth
  4. butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
  5. butter yellow
  6. butter yellows
  7. butter-and-egg man
  8. butter-and-egg men
  9. butter-and-egg money
  10. butter-and-egger
  11. butter-and-eggers

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