ALIZARIN


Meaning of ALIZARIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈli-zə-rən ]

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

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