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alizarin
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[əˈlɪz(ə)rɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a red pigment present in madder root, used in dyeing
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Origin
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mid 19th century: from French alizarine, from alizari ‘madder’, from Arabic al-‘iṣāra ‘pressed juice’, from ‘aṣara ‘to press fruit’
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