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Red 40

Red 40 is the ellipsis of Red Dye 40.

Meaning of Red Dye 40

Noun

Red Dye 40 (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of FD&C Red No. 40.
    Synonyms:
    FD&C Red No. 40

Questions about Red 40

What is Red 40 the ellipsis of?
Red 40 is the ellipsis of Red Dye 40.

Words near Red 40 in the dictionary

  1. recyphered
  2. recyphering
  3. recyphers
  4. red
  5. red 'un
  6. Red 40
  7. red admirable
  8. red admirables
  9. red admiral
  10. red admirals
  11. red alder

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Red 40 (page history and authors); Red Dye 40 (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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