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alizarin

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Main Entry: aliz·a·rin
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈli-zə-rən\
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from French alizarine
Date: circa 1835

1 : an orange or red crystalline compound C14H8O4 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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