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alizarin

/uh-liz-er-in/US // əˈlɪz ər ɪn //UK // (əˈlɪzərɪn) //

茜茜素,茜素,茜茜素素,茜草素

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a solid appearing reddish-orange as crystals and brownish-yellow as powder, C14H8O4, one of the earliest known dyes, formerly obtained in its natural state from madder and now derived from anthraquinone: used chiefly in the synthesis of other dyes.

Examples

  • From this product the alizarin is separated in the usual way by precipitation with an acid.

  • Another method for the preparation of alizarin has been patented by Dale and Schorlemmer.

  • Several other patents have been taken out for the preparation of artificial alizarin.

  • Anthrapurpurin has about the same affinity for mordants as alizarin.

  • By heating alizarin blue with strong sulphuric acid, it is converted into alizarin green.