carmine

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for carmine

carmine 🔊 /kɑˈɹmʌn/

carmine : තද රත්පැහැය

carmine : කාමින්

carmine : තද රතු පාට

carmine : අති රන්ක

carmine definition

Noun.

  1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
  2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
  3. The essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid.