CARMINE

Carmine

CarmineCarmine, also called Crimson Lake, Cochineal, Natural Red 4, C.I. 75470, or E120, is a pigment of a bright-red color obtained from the aluminium salt of carminic acid, which is produced by some scale insects, such as the cochineal scale and the Polish cochineal, and is used as a general term for a particularly deep-red color of the same name. Carmine is used in the manufacture of artificial flowers, paints, crimson ink, rouge, and other cosmetics, and is routinely added to food products such as yogurt and certain brands of juice, the most notable ones being ...

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carmine

Noun

  1. A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives
  2. A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

Adjective

  1. of the purplish red colour shade carmine.


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