Look up: Alizarin

1. alizarin
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-liz′ă-rin Definitions: 1. a red dye that occurs in the root of madder (Rubia tinctorum and other Rubiaceae) in glucose combination (ruberythric acid) as orange needles, slightly soluble in water; used by the ancients as a dye. Now produced synthetically fr...
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2. alizarin
   [n] - an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
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3. Alizarin
   1,2-dihydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione
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4. Alizarin
   A·liz'a·rin noun [ French alizarine , from alizari .] (Chemistry) A coloring principle, C ₁₄ H ₆ O ₂ (OH) ₂ , found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turkish reds.
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5. alizarin
   <chemistry> A colouring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turkish reds. ... Origin: F. Alizarine, fr. Alizari. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. alizarin
   alizarine noun an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
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7. Alizarin
   • (n.) A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turkish reds.
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8. alizarin
   a red dye originally obtained from the root of the common madder plant, Rubia tinctorum, in which it occurs combined with the sugars xylose and ... [3 related articles]
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9. alizarin
   alizarin (uliz'urin) , or 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, mordant vegetable dye obtained originally from the root of the madder plant (Rubia tinctorum), in which it occurs as a glucoside. The term also includes a group of synthetic dyestuffs prepared from coal-tar derivatives. A method for the synth...
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10. Alizarin
    --> --> `Alizarin` or `1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone` is an 4--> that is historically important as a prominent dye, originally derived from the roots of plants of the madder genus. Alizarin was used as a red dye for the English parliamentary "new model" army. The distinctive red color would c...
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