Carmine

What do we mean by carmine?

A strong to vivid red. noun

A crimson pigment derived from cochineal. noun

Strong to vivid red. adjective

The pure coloring matter or principle of cochineal, to which the formula C17H18O10 has been assigned. It forms a purple mass soluble in water. noun

That one of two or more lakes of different strengths prepared from the same coloring matter which contains the greatest proportion of coloring matter to the base, which is generally alumina. noun

Specifically A pigment made from cochineal. noun

A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple. noun

A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting. noun

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. noun

A coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to the phthaleïns. noun

A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives noun

A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment. noun

Of the purplish red colour shade carmine. adjective

A variable color averaging a vivid red noun

Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies adjective

Color carmine verb

A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.

A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

Words that are spelled similarly to carmine:
carmine, carbine, carline, harmine, carmina, carine, carmike, cardine, armine, carmin.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word carmine:
cochineal, consigliere, camorra, fudge, gambino, capo, gallo, mobster, caruso, genovese, giordano, pasquale, dye, vanilla, sack, dyes, godfather, gotham, frescoes, pigment, boss, angelo, indigo, soprano, colombo, giuseppe, livery, abby, rusty, crimson, mafia, naples, johnny, tony, dominic, marino, gil, insect, lorraine, luigi, cream, kane, flash, batman, beck, mario, florence, comics, madonna, crime, boxer, phil, insects, clan, italian, vol, painted, purple, spots, starring, adventures, murdered, milan, pink, color, strange, cousin, maria, saints, queens, detective, vincent, brooklyn, joe, murder, santa, colour, ralph, anthony, francis, christopher, red, gordon, jeff, prison, restaurant, antonio, manhattan, del, italy, costa, frank, dispute.

Words that rhyme with carmine:
carmen, carman, barman, armin, sharman, harmon, karman, marmon, harman, armen, jarman, arman, farman, garman, garmon, armon, karmen, starman, tarman, carmon, harmen, darman, parman, alarm in, arm in, armagh in, charm in, darmon, dharma in, disarm in, farm in, farm inn, firearm in, forearm in, gendarme in, harm in, jarmin, karma in, klarman, larmon, parma in, r min, rearm in, sharma in, varma in.

Adjectives that are often used to describe carmine:
indigo, bright, picro, deep, little, powdered, rosy, brilliant, borax, rich, aceto, alum, acetic, blue, acid, dark, pure, light, alcoholic, lithium, dull, red, pale, vivid, intravenous, burnt, neutral, best, yellow, beautiful, dilute, white, liquid, pink, delicate, cochineal, crimson, fine, madder, green, ammoniacal, commercial, faint, clear, violet, finest, dye, ammonia, striped, deepest, intense, richest, hydrochloric, reddish, purplish, acidulated, soft, dissolve, purple, alkaline, brightest, iris, deeper, purest, inhaled, luminous, startling, insoluble, osmium, pulverized, azo, iron, alizarin, soluble, chloral.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective carmine:
solution, red, color, lips, colour, flowers, particles, stain, dye, lake, tint, method, stains, staining, preparations, powder, test, granules, flush, spots, pink, hue, solutions, gelatin, fluid, grains, ink, spot, eye, preparation, mass, gelatine, lipstick, acid, flame, centre, fibrin, mixture, tinge, suspension, stripes, cherry, cheeks, coloring, injection, violet, glow, smears, light, mouth, coloration, technique, lip, fringe, shade, precipitate, blotch, lakes, letters, tints, ground, velvet, ego, paste, specimen, colouring, edge, veritas, marker, blossoms, tingeing, silk, veins, buds, edges, objects, stars, saucer, roses, paper, alum, markers, stripe, blush, patch, laudes, dress, purple, suit, pigment, clouds, border, dots, blood, liquid.

Consonant match to carmine:
carmen, carman, corpsman, corman, karman, kirman, karmen, korman, carmon, car men, cormen, karma in, kerma in.

Words that sound like carmine:
carmen, carmine, carman, karmen, karman, carmin, carmon, karmin, karmann, corpsman, korman, corman, cormen, garmin, garman, garmon, common, karma, carma, commen, cartman, gorman, kharma, kiernan, kerman, kommen, comun, carmines, carmean, kirman, cornin, harmon, harman, harmen, korean, korma, caryn, kamen, koren, coren, coran, cowman, coron, cosmin, corren, corean, carwyn, corone, corran, caughman, comyn, cowmen, cornman, korren, carton, carson, carmel, carrion, cayman, charon, caiman, caron, connon, coman, cartin, carmona, camon, cashman, carmina, kaman, hormon, carron, cammon, connan, caman, charron, carreon, conon, cushman, kamin, carna, carme, carmi, kannan, charan, carmony, carlen, cyran, carian, conine, cockman, carmo, horman, cosman, kaiman, kamman, copper mine, carmena, carnea, cottman.