alizarin

English Thesaurus

1. an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	pigment,
definition	:	dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	alizarin carmine, alizarin crimson, alizarin red,
definition	:	any of various acid dyes; used for dyeing wool scarlet red (noun.substance)