Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A preparation from safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A red coloring matter obtained from the safflower, or
Carthamus tinctorius .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A red colouring matter obtained from the
safflower , Carthamus tinctorius.
Etymologies
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Catharmus + -in
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Examples
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-- A round pot containing a porcelain disk, covered with about 6 grammes of a bright red paste, which is a mixture of carthamin or safflower with talc.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 Various
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The red, or carthamin, furnishes a pigment of exquisite beauty, marked by richness, transparency, and free working.
Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists George Field
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