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southampton six

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
southamp-ton six
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Six artificial food dyes, a mixture of which was studied by researchers at Southampton University (results published in 2007), who found a possible link between these dyes and a sodium benzoate preservative and increased hyperactivity in children consuming them. The dyes are: tartrazine, Allura Red AC, ponceau 4R, Quinoline Yellow WS, sunset yellow, and carmoisine.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

the Southampton Six (canonical)

Questions

What does southampton six mean?
Six artificial food dyes, a mixture of which was studied by researchers at Southampton University (results published in 2007), who found a possible link between these dyes and a sodium benzoate preservative and increased hyperactivity in children consuming them. The dyes are: tartrazine, Allura Red AC, ponceau 4R, Quinoline Yellow WS, sunset yellow, and carmoisine.

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