英语词汇“cochineal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

coch·i·neal

(kŏch′ə-nēl, kŏchə-nēl′, kō′chə-, kōchə-)

1. A red colorant, whose primary constituent is carminic acid, that is made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects and is used to color food and cosmetics.

2. A vivid red.

[French cochenille, from Spanish cochinilla, cochineal insect, probably from Vulgar Latin *coccinella, from feminine diminutive of Latin coccinus, scarlet, from Greek kokkinos, from kokkos, seed, grain, dried female kermes insect (used in making scarlet dye), of unknown origin.]

coch′i·neal adj.

单词	cochineal
释义	coch·i·neal (kŏch′ə-nēl, kŏchə-nēl′, kō′chə-, kōchə-) n. 1. A red colorant, whose primary constituent is carminic acid, that is made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects and is used to color food and cosmetics. 2. A vivid red. [French cochenille, from Spanish cochinilla, cochineal insect, probably from Vulgar Latin coccinella, from feminine diminutive of Latin coccinus, scarlet, from Greek kokkinos, from kokkos, seed, grain, dried female kermes insect (used in making scarlet dye), of unknown origin.] coch′i·neal* adj.
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