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ALIZARINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alizarine mean?
• ALIZARINE (noun)
The noun ALIZARINE has 1 sense:
1. an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
Familiarity information: ALIZARINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
alizarin; alizarine
Hypernyms ("alizarine" is a kind of...):
pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alizarine"):
alizarin carmine; alizarin crimson; alizarin red (any of various acid dyes; used for dyeing wool scarlet red)
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