tartrazin

Noun

tartrazine (countable and uncountable, plural tartrazines)

1. A lemon-yellow azo dye used as a food colouring.
   • Rowlands and Gorecki said that existing methods to turn tissue transparent use solutions that have side effects such as dehydration and swelling and can alter the structure of the tissue. However, tartrazine was used at a low concentration, and its effects were easily undone, potentially...2024 September 5, Katie Hunt, “Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says”, in CNN

   Synonyms:

   E102, FD&C Yellow No. 5, Yellow 5