alizarin
UK/əˈlɪzəɹɪn/
alizarin noun: a red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
Noun
alizarin (countable and uncountable, plural alizarins)
- A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
- glass headed pins,
oil-golds and copper greens,
anthracite blues, alizarins,1946, Elizabeth Bishop, “Roosters”, in North and South - In 1883, the German output of alizarin, the brilliant red chemical that imitated natural carmine, reached twelve thousand tons, dwarfing the amount being produced by Perkin's factory in London.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 82
- glass headed pins,
alizarin meaning in Tamil
alizarin in Tamil
- அலிசரின், அலிசரீன், செஞ்சாயப்பொருள்
Forms of alizarin
| plural | alizarins |
|---|---|
| alternative form | alizarine |
Origin of alizarin
Borrowed from French alizarine, corresponding to alizari + -in.
Words formed from alizarin
Phrases with alizarin
Questions about alizarin
- What does alizarin mean?
- Alizarin means a red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
- What is alizarin in Tamil?
- Alizarin in Tamil is அலிசரின், அலிசரீன், செஞ்சாயப்பொருள். See Alizarin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alizarin?
- Alizarin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alizarin?
- Alizarin is pronounced /əˈlɪzəɹɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of alizarin?
- The plural of alizarin is alizarins.
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