Carmine

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.

Compare carmine with other words:

carmine vs. harmine

carline vs. carmine

carbine vs. carmine

carmine vs. ruddy

carmine vs. pigment

carmine vs. red

carmine vs. derivative

carmine vs. cochineal

carmine vs. murrey

carmine vs. fuchsia

amaranth vs. carmine

carmine vs. magenta

carmine vs. scarlet

carmine vs. colour

carmine vs. crimson

carmine vs. dye

carmine vs. purplish