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Context clues tell me "blooming" probably means "putting it in water and letting it dissolve", but that's just my guess. It would be nice if they defined it.
by margalabargala 3y ago
Context clues tell me "blooming" probably means "putting it in water and letting it dissolve", but that's just my guess. It would be nice if they defined it.
- eindiran 3y agoThe article doesn't make this very clear and the way it phrases it is confusing. > Dyes must be "bloomed" before use. In their unbloomed state (i.e. in the jar) they are different color than in use. With the evident meaning: "bloomed" -> out of the jar, in the water. But blooming means precipitating the dye in whatever solution it will be in, usually using a salt like sodium bicarbonate. [EDIT] The Wiki page on lakes makes it clearer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_pigment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_pigment