Etymology

alizarin

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Today it means: A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye. Full definition →

French alizarine
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  1. French · borrowed fromalizarine
  2. English todayalizarin

Borrowed from French alizarine, corresponding to alizari + -in.

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