Etymology

acetocarmine

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Today it means: A stain consisting of a solution of carmine in acetic acid. Full definition →

English carmine ← Latin acētum
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  1. Latinacēscō
  2. Latinacētum
  3. Englishaceto-
  4. Englishcarmine
  5. English todayacetocarmine

From aceto- + carmine.

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