alkermes

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle French alkermès, probably from Spanish alquermes, from Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz), from Classical Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian, from Sanskrit [Term?].

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Noun

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alkermes (uncountable)

  1. The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects.
    • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: [], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: [] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 5, member 1, subsection v:
      But alkermes many except against: in some cases it may help, if it be good []
  2. A red Italian alcoholic liqueur.

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈkɛr.mɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmɛs
  • Syllabification: al‧ker‧mes

Noun

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alkermes m inan

  1. Alternative form of alkiermes

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Further reading

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  • alkermes in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • alkermes in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego