alizarine cyanine green
noun,
often capitalized A&C&G
Definition of alizarine cyanine green
: an acid anthraquinone dye derived from quinizarin that dyes wool and mordanted silk yellowish green to bluish green
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1904
First Known Use of alizarine cyanine green
1904
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