CARMINIC ACID


Meaning of CARMINIC ACID in English

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary carminic + acid

: a red crystalline anthraquinone dye C 22 H 20 O 13 best known as the essential coloring matter of cochineal and used chiefly as a biological stain

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