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alizarin |
alizarin carmine |
alizarin crimson |
alizarin red |
alizarin yellow |
alizarine
| alizarine red
| alka-seltzer
| alkahest
| alkahestic
| alkalamide
alizarine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun alizarine has 1 sense
- alizarine(n = noun.substance) alizarin - an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing; Array has particulars: alizarin carmine, alizarin crimson, alizarin red
is a kind of pigment
CIDE DICTIONARY
alizarine, n. [F. alizarine, fr. alizari.].
A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2 , found in madder, and now produced artificially as an an orange-red crystalline compound from anthracene. It is used in making red pigments (such as the Turkish reds), and in dyeing. [1913 Webster]
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