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alizarin

/əˈlɪzəɹɪn/

Meanings

noun

Alizarina

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

Examples :

El artista usó alizarina para darle a la tela un color rojo carmesí intenso.