alizarin crimson

noun

a pigment used in painting, derived from anthraquinone and characterized by its red color and transparency.

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Welcome aboard to Last Legs members, Alizarin Crimson members—alizarin crimson is basically a red color—and parents travelling with small children who have not been abandoned at another gate during a psychotic break.