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 Definitions of carmine  [ˈkɑr mɪn, -maɪn]  

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Definition of 'carmine' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) carmine
a crimson or purplish red color.

2.  carmine
a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.

Etymology:  (1705–15; < F carmin (color), carmine (pigment), OF; cf. ML carminium)

Definition of 'carmine' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) cardinal, carmine
a variable color averaging a vivid red

2. (verb) red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

3. (verb) carmine
color carmine


Definition of 'carmine' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) carmine
a rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple

2. (noun) carmine
a beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting

3. (noun) carmine
the essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid


Definition of 'carmine' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  carmine
Coloring matter from the insect Coccus cacti L. It is used in foods, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, etc., as a dye, and also has use as a microscopic stain and biological marker.



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