ALIZARIN

alizarin, alizarine

(noun) an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

alizarin (countable and uncountable, plural alizarins)

(organic compound) A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.

Source: Wiktionary

A*liz"a*rin, n. Etym: [F. alizarine, fr. alizari.] (Chem.)

Definition: A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turkish reds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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