carminic acid

noun

a phenolic quinone that is the main constituent of cochineal

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Meanings

nouncarminic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrya phenolic quinone that is the main constituent of cochineal

    Synonyms: carmine, E120

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna phenolic quinone that is the main constituent of cochineal

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Translations

Catalan àcid carmínic
  • àcid carmíniccarminic acid
Estonian karmiinhape
  • karmiinhapecarminic acid
German Karminsäure
  • Karminsäurecarminic acid
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