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carminic acid

carminic acid noun: a phenolic quinone that is the main constituent of cochineal.

Noun

carminic acid (uncountable)

  1. a phenolic quinone that is the main constituent of cochineal
    Synonyms:
    carmine, E120

Synonyms of carminic acid

Questions about carminic acid

What does carminic acid mean?
Carminic acid means a phenolic quinone that is the main constituent of cochineal.
What part of speech is carminic acid?
Carminic acid is a noun.

Words near carminic acid in the dictionary

  1. carmine red
  2. carmine reds
  3. carmined
  4. carmines
  5. carminic
  6. carminic acid
  7. carminite
  8. carminoma
  9. carminomycin
  10. carminomycins
  11. carminophil

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