alizarin

Definitions


[əˈlɪz(ə)rɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a red pigment present in madder root, used in dyeing


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from French alizarine, from alizari ‘madder’, from Arabic al-‘iṣāra ‘pressed juice’, from ‘aṣara ‘to press fruit’




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