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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye. countable, uncountable

   "glass headed pins, oil-golds and copper greens, anthracite blues, alizarins,"

2. 2
   an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alizarin redalizarine

Example

More examples

"glass headed pins, oil-golds and copper greens, anthracite blues, alizarins,"

Etymology

Borrowed from French alizarine, corresponding to alizari + -in.

Related phrases

alizarin crimsonalizarin red

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