alizarin

alizarin
[əˈlɪz(ə)rɪn]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Chemistry)a red pigment present in madder root, used in dyeing
    (化)茜素
  2. Alternative name: 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone; Chem. formula: C14H8O4
    又名: 2-双羟蒽醌; 化学分子式: C14H8O4
    ■[as modifier]denoting dyes derived from or similar to this pigment
    (类)茜素颜料
    alizarin crimson.
    茜素红。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from French alizarine, from alizari 'madder', from Arabic al-‘isra 'pressed juice', from ‘asara 'to press fruit'
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