<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">alizarin</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>madder</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>synthetic alizarin</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>synthetic purpurin</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>alizarin crimson</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>colorant for dye and pigment</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>synthetic dye</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>alizari</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>natural alizarin</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A red colorant extracted along with purpurin from the roots of the madder plant; it is one of ten distinct isomers of dihydroxy anthraquinone. It has been used as a dye and pigment since ancient times. The colorant was first isolated in 1862 by Colin and Robiquet in France; For the synthetic colorant first produced in 1869, use "synthetic alizarin." ]]></note></mads>