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kermesite 红锑矿 红锑矿 Kermes \ Ker" mes\, n. [ Ar. & Per. girmiz. See { Crimson}, and cf. { Alkermes}.] 1. ( Zool.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect ({ Kermes ilices} formerly { Coccus ilicis}), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean; also, the dye obtained from them. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine. [ Written also { chermes}.] [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Bot.) A small European evergreen oak ({ Quercus coccifera}) on which the kermes insect ({ Kermes ilices}, formerly { Coccus ilicis}) feeds. -- J. Smith ( Dict. Econ. Plants). [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Zool.) [ NL.] A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] { Kermes mineral}. ( a) ( Old Chem.) An artificial amorphous trisulphide of antimony; -- so called on account of its red color. ( b) ( Med. Chem.) A compound of the trioxide and trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. This substance occurs in nature as the mineral { kermesite}. [ 1913 Webster]
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