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diacetylalizarin en · NOUN

Etymology

From diacetyl + alizarin.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A synthetic organic compound derived from the natural dye alizarin that contains two acetyl functional groups have been added to the alizarin molecule through a process known as acetylation.
    • Degradation of alizarin after 5-14C-mevalonic acid feeding was carried out as follows: acetylation of alizarin yielded 1,2-diacetylalizarin... 1973 February, Mode of incorporation of precursors into alizarin (1, 2-dihydroxy-9, 10-anthraquinone), “Mode of incorporation of precursors into alizarin (1, 2-dihydroxy-9, 10-anthraquinone)”, in Phytochemistry: