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tartrazine

noun tar·tra·zine \ˈtär-trə-ˌzēn, -zən\

Medical Definition of TARTRAZINE

:  a yellow azo dye that is used in making organic pigments and in coloring foods and drugs and that sometimes causes bronchoconstriction in individuals with asthma

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