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Meaning of Alizarin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
əˈlɪzəɹɪn

Definitions

A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الصّبغ الأحمر
Deutsch Alizarin
Suomi alitsariini
Français alizarine
Gaeilge alasairin
Italiano alizarina
Português alizarina garança
Türkçe alizarin

Examples

“glass headed pins, oil-golds and copper greens, anthracite blues, alizarins,”
“In 1883, the German output of alizarin, the brilliant red chemical that imitated natural carmine, reached twelve thousand tons, dwarfing the amount being produced by Perkin's factory in London.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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