[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

carmine \car"mine\, n. f. carmin cf. sp. carmin, it.
   carminio, contr. from ll. carmesinus purple color. see
   crimson.
   1. a rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
      1913 webster

   2. a beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared
      from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
      1913 webster

   3. chem. the essential coloring principle of cochineal,
      extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. it is a
      glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called
      also carminic acid.
      1913 webster

   carmine red chem., a coloring matter obtained from
      carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to
      the phthale"ins.
      1913 webster
see also:
crimson carminic acid carmine red 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

carminic \carmin"ic\, a.
   of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine.
   1913 webster

   carminic acid. same as carmine, 3.
      1913 webster
see also:
carminic acid carmine 

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