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kermesic acid

noun

Etymology

From kermes + -ic + acid.

  1. derived from *kŕ̥miš✻ — “worm”
  2. derived from قِرْمِز
  3. derived from cremesinus
  4. borrowed from kermès
  5. suffixed as kermesic acid — “kermes + ic”

Definitions

  1. A red chemical pigment from the insect kermes dye named…

    A red chemical pigment from the insect kermes dye named 1-methyl-2-carboxy-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxyanthraquinone.

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