alum cochineal
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Cochineal — Female (left) and male (right) Cochineals. Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota … Wikipedia
Natural dye — Skeins of wool colored with natural plant dyes. Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources – roots, berries, bark, leaves, and … Wikipedia
Carmine — This article is about the pigment. For other uses, see Carmine (disambiguation). Carmine Carmine ( /ˈ … Wikipedia
Crimson — For other uses, see Crimson (disambiguation). Crimson Color coordinates Hex triplet #DC143C RGB … Wikipedia
Mordant — This article is about the substance used to set dyes. For the musical ornament, see mordent. For other uses, see Mordant (disambiguation). A French Indienne, a printed or painted textile in the manner of Indian productions, which used mordants to … Wikipedia
carmine — Red coloring matter used as a histology stain produced from coccinellin derived from cochineal; treatment of coccinellin with alum forms an aluminum lake of carminic acid, the essential const … Medical dictionary
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carmine — /kahr min, muyn/, n. 1. a crimson or purplish red color. 2. a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal. [1705 15; < F carmin (color), carmine (pigment), OF; cf. ML carminium, perh. b. carmesinum (see CRIMSON) and minium MINIUM] * * * ▪ … Universalium
dye — dyable, dyeable, adj. dyer, n. /duy/, n., v., dyed, dyeing. n. 1. a coloring material or matter. 2. a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc. 3. color or hue, esp. as produced by dyeing. 4. of the… … Universalium
