is a specific kind of: color, coloring material, colour, colouring material.

is a broader term that covers: acid dye | alizarin yellow | anil, indigo, indigotin | aniline dye | azo dye | basic color, basic colour, basic dye | blue, blueing, bluing | bromophenol blue, bromphenol blue, tetrabromo-phenolsulfonephthalein | bromothymol blue, bromthymol blue | cochineal | cyanine dye | direct dye, substantive dye | fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein | fluorochrome | hair coloring, hair dye, tint | Kendal, Kendal green | lac dye | lead acetate, sugar of lead | archil, cudbear, orchil | quercitron | radiopaque dye | saffranine, safranin, safranine | Tyrian purple | vat color, vat dye | woad ... show more.

has as a part: chromophore.

derivation: dye.