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cochineal

/koch-uh-neel, koh-chuh-, koch-uh-neel, koh-chuh-/US // ˌkɒtʃ əˈnil, ˌkoʊ tʃə-, ˈkɒtʃ əˌnil, ˈkoʊ tʃə- //UK // (ˌkɒtʃɪˈniːl, ˈkɒtʃɪˌniːl) //

褐煤,褐斑,褐藻,褐青色

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a red dye prepared from the dried bodies of the females of the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus, which lives on cactuses of Mexico, Central America, and other warm regions.

Examples

  • For example, that big kerfuffle when it was discovered that Starbucks was using ground up cochineal bugs to color one of its red drinks.

  • Most ice creams, yogurts, chapsticks, and candies already use cochineal insects for coloring.

  • Cotton was also grown and brilliant garments woven from it which were dyed with cochineal and pigments formed from various plants.

  • The color is a brick red, neither the cochineal or pink previously used.

  • Aniline-red or cochineal-carmine may be added to improve the color of chopped or ground meats.

  • Aniline red and cochineal carmine are usually employed for this purpose.

  • Cochineal, if present, will produce a characteristic emerald-green color.