(ˈ)käk|sinik- noun
Etymology: French coccinique, from coccine carmine (from Latin coccinus scarlet, from Greek kokkinos, from kokkos grain, seed) + -ique -ic
: any of three isomeric crystalline diacids C 6 H 2 (OH)(CH 3 )(COOH) 2 distinguished as alpha, beta, and gamma with the alpha acid being obtained by oxidizing cochineal