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alizarin

/əˈlɪzəɹɪn/

Meanings

noun

Alizarin

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

Examples :

Der Künstler verwendete Alizarin, um dem Stoff eine satte, karmesinrote Farbe zu verleihen.