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 Car·mine n.
 1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
 2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
 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.
 Carmine red Chem., a coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to the phthaleïns.
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