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alizarin

[ uh-liz-er-in ]
/ əˈlɪz ər ɪn /
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noun Chemistry.
a solid appearing reddish-orange as crystals and brownish-yellow as powder, C14H8O4, one of the earliest known dyes, formerly obtained in its natural state from madder and now derived from anthraquinone: used chiefly in the synthesis of other dyes.
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Also a·liz·a·rine [uh-liz-er-in, -uh-reen]. /əˈlɪz ər ɪn, -əˌrin/.

Origin of alizarin

1825–35; <French alizarine, equivalent to alizar(i) (<Spanish <Arabic al the + ʿaṣārah juice) + -ine-ine1
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British Dictionary definitions for alizarin

alizarin
/ (əˈlɪzərɪn) /

noun
a brownish-yellow powder or orange-red crystalline solid used as a dye and in the manufacture of other dyes. Formula: C 6 H 4 (CO) 2 C 6 H 2 (OH) 2

Word Origin for alizarin

C19: probably from French alizarine, probably from Arabic al-’asārah the juice, from ’asara to squeeze
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