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
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- : 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.
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