n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' li-z ə -r ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from French alizarine
Date: circa 1835
1 : an orange or red crystalline compound C 14 H 8 O 4 formerly prepared from madder and now made synthetically and used especially to dye Turkey reds and in making red pigments
2 : any of various acid, mordant, and solvent dyes derived like alizarin proper from anthraquinone