Definition of alizarin Alizarin

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What does alizarin mean?

Noun Plural: alizarins
alizarin - an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
		alizarine
		pigment dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

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alizarin (n.)
A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turkish reds.

alizarin
a-liz′a-rēn, n. a colouring matter used in the dyeing of Turkey red, formerly extracted from madder, the commercial name of which in the Levant is alizari. [Fr.; Ar. al, the, and 'açārah, juice pressed out.]