“alizarine”

The following 9 entries include the term alizarine.

alizarine blue

noun, often capitalized A&B

: any of various blue acid, mordant, and solvent dyes most of which are derived from anthraquinone

alizarine brown

noun, often capitalized A&B

alizarine carmine

noun, often capitalized A&C

alizarine cyanine green

noun, often capitalized A&C&G

: an acid anthraquinone dye derived from quinizarin that dyes wool and mordanted silk yellowish green to bluish green

alizarine lake

noun, often capitalized A&L

: a red anthraquinone organic pigment made from alizarin

alizarine red

noun, often capitalized A&R

alizarine S

noun, often capitalized A

alizarine saphirol

noun, often capitalized A&S

: either of two blue acid anthraquinone dyes

alizarine yellow

noun, often capitalized A&Y

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