Look up: kermes

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   kermes
   a red colouring extract from kermes insects Category: Chemistry
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   Kermes
   Ker'mes noun [ Arabic & Persian girmiz . See Crimson , and confer Alkermes .] 1. (Zoology) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect ( Coccus ilicis ), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing ...
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   Kermes
   Ker'mes noun (Zoology) [ New Latin ] A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall.
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   kermes
   1. <zoology> The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain colouring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and ...
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   Kermes
   `Kermes` is a term that can refer to : * the insect genus `Kermes`, which includes `Kermes ilicis` and `Kermes vermilio` * Kermes (dye) made from it, of a crimson color * Kermes Oak the insect lives on *`Kermes` the name of a berry, used in the once famous confectionery remedy alkermes. *`Kermes` is also a term used to describe a mineral compound, Kermes mineral, which is derived from the mineral Kermesite Category:Arabic words and phrases
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   Kermes
   • (n.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were us...
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   kermes
   a species of scale insect in the family Kermesidae (order Homoptera), the common name of which also represents the red dye that is obtained from the ... [1 related articles]
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