Word
Carmine
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
car-mine
Definition
- n. - A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
- n. - A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared
from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
- n. - 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.
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