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carthamin

carthamin noun: a red pigment obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.

Noun

carthamin (uncountable)

  1. A red pigment obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.

Synonyms of carthamin

Origin of carthamin

Carthamus (“genus of safflower”) + -in

Questions about carthamin

What does carthamin mean?
Carthamin means a red pigment obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.
What part of speech is carthamin?
Carthamin is a noun.

Words near carthamin in the dictionary

  1. Carthaginian
  2. Carthaginian peace
  3. Carthaginian peaces
  4. Carthaginians
  5. carthamic acid
  6. carthamin
  7. carthamine
  8. carthamone
  9. carthamus red
  10. Carthen
  11. Carthens

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