Meaning of Alizarin | Babel Free
əˈlɪzəɹɪnDefinitions
A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
Equivalents
العربية
الصّبغ الأحمر
Deutsch
Alizarin
Suomi
alitsariini
Français
alizarine
Gaeilge
alasairin
Italiano
alizarina
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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