cochineal

名词 cochineal:

1. a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
2. Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
   同义词：cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus

coch.i.neal

n.（名词）
A red dye made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects. It is used as a biological stain and as an indicator in acid-base titrations.
胭脂红：由雌胭脂虫虫体干燥并研成粉末制成的一种红色染料。用作生物着色剂和酸基滴定指示剂
Color A vivid red.
【色彩】 鲜红

来源：
French cochenille
法语 cochenille
from Spanish cochinilla [cochineal insect]
源自 西班牙语 cochinilla [胭脂红昆虫]
probably from Vulgar Latin *coccinella
可能源自 俗拉丁语 *coccinella
from feminine diminutive of Latin coccinus [scarlet]
源自 拉丁语 coccinus的阴性小后缀 [猩红色]
from Greek kokkinos
源自 希腊语 kokkinos
from kokkos [kermes berry (from its use in making scarlet dye)]
源自 kokkos [胭脂虫粉干果仁（从它用于制造猩红色染料得名）]

【引伸】
coch.ineal.
adj.（形容词）