alizarin
Synthetic crimson colorant
Alizarin is a red dye originally extracted from madder root, now produced synthetically.
It was historically important for dyeing textiles, particularly the deep red known as Turkey red.
In chemistry, alizarin serves as a pH indicator and staining agent.
The term appears in color names like alizarin crimson, a staple pigment in oil painting.
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Slippery viscous fluid
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
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- canvasHeavy woven cloth
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madder
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mordant · colorant · tinting · hue · shade · lightfastness · opacity · transparency · permanence · fugitive
madder
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- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- dyeingColoring via immersion
vat · fixative · wool · cotton · silk · fabric · colorfast · indigo · cochineal · bath
red
Primary color, warm
burgundy · maroon · carmine · vermilion · rose · blood-red · cherry · cadmium · ultramarine
synthesis
Combining parts into whole
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- compoundCombined into one
- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
chelation · hydroxyl · aromatic · crystalline · solubility · complexes · reagent · molecular · oxidation
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- glazingGlossy protective coating
canvas · impressionism · underpainting · shadows · portraiture · landscape · mixing · layering · permanence · academic
alizarinindigo
Plant-derived blue dye
viridian · ultramarine · cerulean · cobalt blue · emerald green