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Definition of Alizarin
1. Noun. An orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing.
Specialized synonyms: Alizarin Carmine, Alizarin Crimson, Alizarin Red
Generic synonyms: Pigment
Definition of Alizarin
1. n. A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turkish reds.
Definition of Alizarin
1. Noun. a type of red or crimson dye ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alizarin
1. a red dye [n -S]
Medical Definition of Alizarin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Alizarin
Literary usage of Alizarin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"In order to separate the alizarin ftom these, the crude commercial ... alizarin
crystallises from alcohol in red needles or prisms, which melt at 282°. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1870)
"The solution mixed with hydrochloric acid deposits red flakes, consisting of
alizarin, more or less contaminated with purpurin and resinous matters. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"When treated with nitrous acid, alizarin yields anthraquinone. Nitric acid acts
violently on alizarin with evolution of red vapours and formation of ..."
4. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry by Society of Chemical Industry (1884)
"The use of acetate of lime in the dyebath in this case is not absolutely necessary.
tt'it/Mitt acetate of lime, alizarin produces a good bright orange ..."
5. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"The residual chalk contains Higgin's alizarin, which is extracted by ...
To separate the alizarin, the madder residue is boiled three or four times with a ..."
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