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- noun (Chem.) A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also
naphthalizarin .
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- noun chemistry A
dyestuff , resemblingalizarin , obtained fromnaphthoquinone as a redcrystalline substance with a bright green,metallic lustre .
Etymologies
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Blend of naphthalene and alizarin
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