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alizarin Definition

aliza·rin (ə liz′ə rin)

noun

a reddish-yellow crystalline compound, CH(CO)CH(OH), produced by oxidizing anthracene and used in dyeing wool, cotton, and silk and in the manufacture of dyestuffs: it was originally made from madder: sometimes called alizarine-rin, -rēn

Etymology: Ger < Fr & Sp alizari, dried madder root < Ar al ʿuṣāra, the juice < ʿaṣara, to press

alizarin Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • yield: Rubia tinctorum Madder The plant was formerly cultivated for its root which yields the dye alizarin.

Modifies a noun

  • red: The cells also showed greater calcium phosphate deposition on alizarin red staining.

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