alizarin
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alizarin
- /əˈlɪzəɹɪn/ UK
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Borrowed from French alizarine, corresponding to alizari + -in.
noun alizarins · alizarine
- 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,
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Talk about this word "alizarin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alizarin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alizarin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alizarin "alizarin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alizarin.Cite this
@misc{alizarin_2026,
title = {alizarin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alizarin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}