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Definition of Kermes
1. n. The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine.
2. n. A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall.
Definition of Kermes
1. Noun. any of several insects of the genus ''Kermes'' ¹
2. Noun. Crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kermes
1. a red dye [n KERMES]
Medical Definition of Kermes
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Kermes
Literary usage of Kermes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines by Andrew Ure (1858)
"The kermes falls down in a brown-red powder, as the liquor cools. ... kermes has
been known in the East since the days of Moses ¡ it has been employed from ..."
2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1850)
"The shorter the time of fusion, and the slower the cooling, the larger is the
quantity of crystallized sulphide of antimony mixed with the kermes. 2. ..."
3. Experimental Researches Concerning the Philosophy of Permanent Colours: And by Edward Bancroft (1814)
"AMONG animal adjective colours, the kermes are entitled to our first notice,
because they appear to have been used for dyeing at a very early period; and, ..."
4. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Cooke lias suggested the suitability of this reaction for the preparation of pure
hydrogen. kermes mineral. Brown-red antimony sulphide. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Chemistry: On the Basis of Mr. Nicholson's, in which the ...by Andrew Ure, William Nicholson by Andrew Ure, William Nicholson (1821)
"On account of their figure, they were a long time taken for the seeds of the tree
on which they live; whence they were called grain» of kermes. ..."
6. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1839)
"The conclusions of Dr. T. from his numerous experiments are 1. that the kermes
acts with more certainty asan emetic in the dose of from two to three grains ..."
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