cochineal

cochineal definition - medical

coch·i·neal (kŏchˌə-nēlˈ, kŏchˈə-nēlˌ, kōˌchə-nēlˌ, kōˈchə-nēlˌ)

noun
A red dye made of dried, pulverized female cochineal insects and used as a biological stain and as an indicator in acid-base titrations.

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