indigo
noun
in·di·go
ˈin-di-ˌgō 
plural indigos or indigoes
1
: a deep reddish blue
2
3
a
: a blue vat dye obtained from plants (such as indigo plants)
b
: the principal coloring matter C16H10N2O2 of natural indigo usually synthesized as a blue powder with a coppery luster
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This color, along with oyster and camel, are available again, while the indigo restock is set to happen next month.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The new Blue Loop indigo recovery system uses membrane separation technology to remove unused indigo leaving clean water and reusable indigo.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2024
The indigo in the work also contains multiple shades.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Miss Neptune, gives the rich indigo shade some dimension.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The new Blue Loop indigo recovery system uses membrane separation technology to remove unused indigo leaving clean water and reusable indigo.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2024
The indigo in the work also contains multiple shades.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Beauty Interstellar Highlighter Topper in Miss Neptune, gives the rich indigo shade some dimension.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
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indigo
noun
in·di·go
ˈin-di-ˌgō
plural indigos or indigoes
1
: a blue dye made artificially and formerly obtained from plants and especially indigo plants
2
: a deep reddish blue
Etymology
from an Italian dialect word indigo "a blue dye from indigo plants," from Latin indicum (same meaning), derived from Greek indikos (adjective) "of or relating to India"; so called because the plant dye was first widely produced in India
Medical Definition
indigo
noun
in·di·go
ˈin-di-ˌgō
plural indigos or indigoes
1
a
: a blue dye obtained from indigo plants (as Indigofera tinctoria of Africa and India, I. anil of South America, and I. auriculata of Arabia and Egypt)
b
: the principal coloring matter C16H10N2O2 of natural indigo usually synthesized as a blue powder with a coppery luster
called also indigotin
2
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