Definition of Carminic acid

1. Noun. (chemistry) a phenolic quinone that is the main constituent of cochineal ¹

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Medical Definition of Carminic acid

1. A glucoside of an anthracenequinone carboxylic acid; the essential constituent of carmine. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carminic Acid

carmelize
carmelized
carmelizes
carmelizing
carmen
carmen figuratum
carmichaelite
carminate
carminated
carminative
carminatives
carmine
carmined
carmines
carminic
carminic acid (current term)
carminite
carminomycin 4-O-methyltransferase
carminophil
carmofur
carmoisine
carmot
carmovirus
carmustine
carn
carnage
carnages
carnal abuse

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