alizarin

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  1. noun An orange-red crystalline compound, C14H6O2(OH)2, used in making dyes.

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  • It's a fairly simple palette; the colors seem to be cadmium red, perylene maroon, permanent alizarin, dioxazine violet, ultramarine blue, phthalocyanine green, and quinacridone gold. —  American Artist
  • Specifically, they are cobalt blue, alizarin crimson, yellow ochre, burnt umber and titanium white.
  • Slide 6: Methods and Materials • Supplies  Paints - start out with a limited palette if you are new to oils: cobalt blue or ultramarine; alizarin crimson, yellow ochre, cadmium yellow, burnt umber and titanium white  Medium - medium is what you use to make the paint more fluid. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • I have been experimenting lately with my red; trying to find ONE tube that can act as a substitute for the two or three tubes of red that I commonly use (alizarin crimson, permanent rose, and sometimes cadmium red light.) —  RVABlogs
  • Windsor & Newton's alizarin crimson is a bright, and relatively clean and versatile color, but it's permanance rating is listed as "B", moderately durable. —  RVABlogs
 

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  1. French alizarine, from alizari, madder root, from Spanish, probably from Arabic al-'uṣāra, the juice : al-, the + 'uṣāra, juice (from 'aṣara, to squeeze; see ʿṣr in Semitic roots).

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  1. from French alizarine, from alizari: see alizari.
 

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/ælɪˈzɑrɪn/
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