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Definition of Alkanet
1. Noun. Perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers.
Definition of Alkanet
1. n. A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.
Definition of Alkanet
1. Noun. A particular plant whose root is used as a dye. ¹
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Definition of Alkanet
1. a European plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Alkanet
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Alkanet
Literary usage of Alkanet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1866)
"alkanet-red is insoluble in water. — It dissolves in oil of vitriol with amethyst-red
colour (John). Dissolves in aqueous ammonia and iu alL-alit with blue ..."
2. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"Samples may be examined by dye trials made on wool mordanted with 2% of potassium
dichromate. alkanet. This consists of the cortical parts of the root of ..."
3. Applied Chemistry by Edward Andrew Parnell (1844)
"alkanet.—The root of the Anchusa tinctoria. ... A variety of alkanet was formerly
met with in commerce, derived from the roots of the Lawsonia ..."
4. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"alkanet is one of the more ancient dye- stuffs, having been employed by the
Romans, but, on the other hand, it does not appear at any time to have attained ..."
5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"alkanet is one of the more ancient dye- stuffs, having been employed by the
Romans, but, on the other hand, it docs not appear at any time to have attained ..."
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