colorinen.
/ˈkʌlərɪn/, U.S. /ˈkələrɪn/ Chemistry. Now historical.
A red dye obtained from the root of the madder plant.Colorine is an impure preparation of alizarin.
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1838 F. Delarue Brit. Patent 7,880 (1857) 152 Various extracts of madder will produce a red, but the one which I have found the best, is colorine.
1863–72 H. Watts Dict. Chem. Colorin, a colouring matter obtained by Robiquet and Colin from madder, since shown to be impure alizarin.
1908 C. Mayer tr. G. Zerr & R. Rübencamp Treat. Colour Manuf. 452 On treating madder flowers with strong sulphuric acid madder charcoal is obtained, from which the extracts (colorine) are prepared.
1962 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 25 14 The way was opened to the development of madder preparations,such as garancine and colorine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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