'Carminic acid' definitions:
Definition of 'Carminic acid'
From: GCIDE
- Carminic \Car*min"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine. [1913 Webster]
- Carminic acid. Same as Carmine, 3. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'carminic acid'
From: GCIDE
- Carmine \Car"mine\, n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It. carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See Crimson.]
- 1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Carmine red (Chem.), a coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to the phthale["i]ns. [1913 Webster]