alizarin red
- noun
- /əˈlɪzərɪn rɛd/
- Specialized
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rojo de alizarina
- Albino sheep are often dyed with alizarin red to create strikingly bright wool products.
Examples
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To achieve a vibrant scarlet color, the artist used alizarin red dye on the wool fabric.
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The boiled penis was transferred to a plastic tube containing 5% KOH and a pinch of alizarin red powder.
Academic text (2014) -
The fabric store offered several shades, including alizarin red for those who wanted bold colors.
Synonyms
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A bright red colour used in paint and for dyeing cloth
A red dye used to color wool and stain samples for study
A bright orange-red color used to dye cloth
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Morphology
The phrase 'alizarin red' is directly compositional: 'alizarin' names the dye/substance and 'red' specifies its colour, so together they denote a red dye made from alizarin. This noun+color naming pattern is common and predictable (e.g. 'cochineal red', 'alizarin crimson'), making the meaning transparent to a learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Alizarin red gets its name from alizarin, a red dye first made from the root of the madder plant, which people used to colour cloth a bright scarlet. Because that dye made a strong red, alizarin red now refers to a powerful colourant used to dye fabrics or to 'stain' samples in art and the lab.