"Cochineal" is a word in ENGLISH
A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of
the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc.,
and found on several species of cactus, esp. Opuntia cochinellifera.
Elizabeth called it my mane of hair; I called it my bane of hair. However, it was far worse looking when it was short, sticking straight up or out at awkward angles; at least when it was long it almost obeyed gravity.
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The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native in India, which yieds a durable red dyestuff.
Read the complete definitionAn orange-colored dyestuff, of artificial production.
Read the complete definitionAn artificial, yellow, crystalline dye, C6H5N2.C6H3(NH2)2. Also, one of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine proper.
Read the complete definitionA yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of rosolic acid. See Aurin, and Rosolic acid under Rosolic.
Read the complete definitionA name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In general …
Read the complete definitionA dyestuff, obtained from the Chinese crocin, which produces a brilliant yellow.
Read the complete definitionTo stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.
Read the complete definitionMaterial used for dyeing; a dyestuff.
Read the complete definitionA material used for dyeing.
Read the complete definitionA green compound used as a dyestuff, produced from aniline blue when acted upon by acid.
Read the complete definitionA yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluorescein, and named from the fine rose-red …
Read the complete definitionA red dyestuff obtained from fluorescein by the action of iodine.
Read the complete definitionA yellow, crystalline, organic dyestuff, C16H14N2, of artifical production. It is a strong base, and is a complex derivative of …
Read the complete definitionA yellow, vegetable dyestuff, resembling quercitron.
Read the complete definitionA yellow crystalline dyestuff, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from a species (Rhamnus Frangula) of the buckthorn; -- called also …
Read the complete definitionAniline red; an artificial coal-tar dyestuff, of a metallic green color superficially, resembling cantharides, but when dissolved forming a brilliant …
Read the complete definitionA red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids.
Read the complete definitionA trade name for a dyestuff, consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.
Read the complete definitionAn artificial, orange dyestuff, analogous to tropaolin, and like it used as an indicator in alkalimetry; -- called also methyl …
Read the complete definitionThe leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.
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