indigotin vs dye

indigotin and dye both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indigotin	Yes	No	No	No
dye	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dye is a hypernym of indigotin; that is, dye is a word with a broader meaning than indigotin:

indigotin: a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
dye: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Other hypernyms of indigotin include dyestuff.

indigotin (noun)	dye (noun)
a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically	a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

indigotin (verb)	dye (verb)
	color with dye
	color for microscopic study