alizaraten.
/əˈlɪzəreɪt/, U.S. /əˈlɪzəˌreɪt/ Chemistry.
A salt in which alizarin acts as the anion.
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1847 Rep. 16th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1846 26 The alizarate of iron dissolves, forming a dark brown solution, while the iron compound of the other substance remains behind.
1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 70 Alizarate of potash, from which the alizarine may be thrown down as a bright yellow precipitate.
1876 R. Routledge Discov. & Inventions 19th Cent. 578 This was effected by treating anthracene with bromine, forming a substance which, on fusing with caustic potash, yielded alizarate of potash.
1931 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 17 481 The hydrous oxide of tin adsorbs undissociated sodium alizarate to give a purple lake.
2010 A. J. Freemont & J. Denton in W. Gray & G. Kocjan Diagnostic Cytopathol. (ed. 3) xxx. 811 Staining with Alizarin red stain produces a birefringent bright red product (calcium alizarate) which is easily visualised.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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